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VisionWay: Accessibility-aware Path Selection for Wayfinding
Organization OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYLocation Columbus, UNITED STATESPosted 1 Sept 2025Deadline 31 Aug 2030
NIHUS FederalResearch GrantFY2025AddressAdoptionAreaAutomobile DrivingAwarenessBudgetsCell PhoneCellular PhoneCellular TelephoneCharacteristicsCloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureCollaborationsCommunicationComputer softwareCuesDataData SetDestinationsDiminished VisionEngineeringEnvironmentFeedbackFocus GroupsFoundationsGeneralized GrowthGoalsGrowthHumanImageryInfrastructureInterruptionLearningLibrariesLived experienceLived experiencesLow VisionMapsMath ModelsMeasuresMobile PhonesModalityModelingModern ManOutcomePartial SightParticipantPersonsRecommendationReduced VisionResearch MethodologyResearch MethodsResearch ResourcesResourcesScientistServicesSoftwareSpecialistStandardizationSubnormal VisionTestingTissue GrowthTraining ActivityUpdateVisual impairmentWalkingWomanWorkapplication program interfaceapplication programming interfacecloud based computingcloud computercomputational resourcescomputer human interactioncomputer sciencecomputing resourcescostdesigndesigningdrivingexperimentexperimental researchexperimental studyexperimentshandheld mobile devicehapticsiPhoneimplementation scienceimprovedman-machine interactionmathematic modelmathematical modelmathematical modelingmembermenmobile appmobile applicationmobile devicemobile device applicationmulti-modalitymultimodalityontogenyopen sourceoutreachprototyperesearch and methodssmart phonesmartphonespatial navigationstandardize measuretech developmenttechnology developmenttooltraining modulevision impairmentvisually impairedway findingwayfinding
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Project Summary
A major challenge faced by People with Visual Impairment (PVI) is wayfinding outside. Existing solutions,
such as TappyGuide, leverage a user’s smartphone to generate directions to a destination. However, a barrier is
that the followed path may not be accessible because sidewalk features such as potholes, uncontrolled crossing,…
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