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The Effect of Spatial Tasks on Visually Impaired Peoples' Wayfinding Abilities

Blades, Mark and Lippa, Yvonne and Golledge, Reginald G. and Jacobson, R. Daniel and Kitchin, Robert M. (2002) The Effect of Spatial Tasks on Visually Impaired Peoples' Wayfinding Abilities. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 96 (6). pp. 407-419. ISSN 0145-482X

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Abstract

Thirty-eight people with visual impairments learned a 483-meter novel route through a university campus in four groups: verbalization, modeling, pointing, and control. The performance of all four groups improved with greater experience of the route, but the modeling group improved more than did the control group.

Additional Information:The final and definitive version of this article is available at Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness (2002) Vol.96 No.6, pp. 407-419
Keywords:spatial ability; visual disabilities; wayfinding; modeling; cognitive map;
Subjects:Social Sciences > Geography
Social Sciences > NIRSA-National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis
ID Code:3898
Deposited By:Prof. Rob Kitchin
Deposited On:25 Sep 2012 16:00
Journal or Publication Title:Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness
Publisher:American Foundation for the Blind
Refereed:Yes
URL:http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib0609toc

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