Exploring the use of smartphone applications during navigation-based tasks for individuals who are blind or who have low vision: future directions and priorities
These results provide vital insights for technology developers about the perceived utility of smartphone apps for people with low vision or blindness during navigation. Our results highlight the importance of built-in accessibility features for users with visual impairments. As additional technology-based solutions are developed, it is essential that blind and low vision users, including rehabilitation professionals, are meaningfully included within design.
Authors
- Natalina Martiniello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2739-8608)
- Joseph Paul Nemargut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6274-6172)
- Maxime Bleau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5117-9368)
- Nathalie Gingras-Royer
- Catherine Tardif-Bernier
Institutions
- Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition et l'Apprentissage (FR)
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation (CA)
- Centre de réadaptation Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay (CA)
- Santé Montérégie (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2025.2544942
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.86
Funders
- Mitacs
- Université de Montréal
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research