Accession Number: 2016.17.7
Summary/Description: Article reprinted from: The New Outlook for the Blind, December 1975, pages 433-439, 451. The author, an orientation and mobility specialist, describes the purpose and benefits of using an electronic mobility guidance device and discusses the training of users, travel in adverse weather conditions, including snow, and how to determine a point of reference. Details and photo illustrations are provided for four devices: Mowat Sonar Sensor, Russell Pathsounder, C-5 Laser Cane, and Binaural Sensory Aid. Includes references.
Author: Farmer, Leicester W.
Collection: AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
History/Provenance: Donated to the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind by William Jacobson for the AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives.
Credit Line: Gift of William Jacobson, 2016.17
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Publisher Place: New York
Publish Date: 1975
Subjects: Assistive technology Canes for the blind Electronic travel aids Orientation and mobility
Physical Description: 1 article reprint (8 pages) : ill. ; 11 x 8.5 in.
