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KMID : 0948820120180010015
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Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture Journal
2012 Volume.18 No. 1 p.15 ~ p.24
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Actual Use and Characteristics of Clues for Blind Person’ s Independent Walking - Case Study of Kansai Region in JAPAN -
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Cho Min-Jung
Murosaki Chie
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Abstract
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The purpose of this research is support blind person’s daily walking. In order to achieve the purpose, we investigate how the environmental information is used for their daily walking both in residential and commercial areas considering the characteristics of walking. In the investigation, interview to the persons concerned is carried out and all the conversation with them is recorded with a voice recorder. Moreover, the environmental information that may become clues is plotted on a map together with photos. The results are as follows; (1) Environmental information which the blind persons use is different depending on the role of its own of place, such as place confirmation, direction decision, distance understanding. (2) It is demonstrated that the information acquisition from sound is effective when they especially understand place and location.
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KEYWORD
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blind person , environmental information , spatial perception , barrier-free
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