Assistive Technology: Does it Really Help Blind People?

  • Tianyu Chen University of Army police sergeant
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18282/le.v9i7.1508
Keywords: Assistive Technology, Bind People, Living Ability, Safety Issues

Abstract

This report discusses how assistive technology affect the blind people’s life. Bind assistive technology would enhance blind people’s independent living ability and give blind people multiply ways to play and identify products. Besides, this report also examines the negative aspect that assistive technology would bring to the blind people

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Published
2020-12-08
Issue
Vol. 9 No. 7 (2020)
Section
Original Research Articles

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