Do You Know How People Who Are Blind Cross Streets? Mentally Stepping into Another's Shoes Through Imitation.
Introduction: The objective of this study is to investigate the extent to which sighted persons understand thought processes of persons who are visually impaired (i.e., those who are blind or have low vision). The investigation focused on a street-crossing task. Method: Participants were 15 visually...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Vol. 116; no. 2; pp. 252 - 265 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Mar2022
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