Between Dec 19, 2024 and Jan 2, 2025, datasets can be submitted to DRUM but will not be processed until after the break. Staff will not be available to answer email during this period, and will not be able to provide DOIs until after Jan 2. If you are in need of a DOI during this period, consider Dryad or OpenICPSR. Submission responses to the UDC may also be delayed during this time.

Browsing by Subject "visual impairment"

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    The Impact of Weather Conditions and Infrastructure Design on the Mobility of People with Impaired Vision
    (2019-07) Achtemeier, Jacob
    Nineteen normally-sighted, low vision, and blind pedestrians provided self-reported effects of environmental, infrastructural, and social factors influencing outdoor mobility in the Minnesota’s Twin-Cities metropolitan area. Focus groups and interviews were conducted to gather data on challenges associated with year-round, independent outdoor navigation emphasizing winter pedestrian mobility. Study themes included weather pressures (e.g., precipitation, temperature), infrastructural/engineering features (e.g., street, sidewalk, intersection design and maintenance), and safety concerns related to motorists and obstacles. Results identify pedestrian hazard impacts on quality of life and behavioral adaptations visually-impaired pedestrians create to increase safety and efficiency during mobility. Conclusions prompt considerations for urban planners, engineers, community activists, and stakeholders concerning mobility issues for visually-impaired pedestrians. Recommendations are provided to promote equity and wellbeing in pedestrian mobility.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Stigma, Low Vision, and Quality of Life: An Annotated Bibliography
    (2020-05-06) Le Lay, Brian
    This annotated bibliography draws together sources from disability studies, ophthalmology, and the rhetoric of health and medicine to explore the relationship between stigma and quality of life (QOL) in persons with low vision. Centering on one such case, the stigmatized cosmetic aspects of nystagmus (a visual impairment characterized by involuntary eye movement) the bibliography will be a valuable resource for academic researchers and industry professionals new to and/or interested in learning about low vision and QOL. The annotations will contribute to our understanding of these topics by drawing connections among diffuse domains of scholarship and suggesting potential directions for future study by humanist scholars and social scientists.