Abstract:
Today, visual impairment is a condition that
has been handled through improvised guided technology
to minimize challenges faced by people with visual
hinderances in life. With modern camera technology for
visually impaired persons, there is use of advanced cane
camera technology for orientation and mobility skills.
This study examines the skills of trained visually
impaired people in cane usage. The study was conducted
with two visually impaired participants and two with
normal sight taken as the study subjects. Two centimeter-wide green labels were attached to their
tight-fitting outfits to mark the ventral and lateral body
points in a standing orientation. The subjects were
tasked to make cane maneuvers in a technique that
involve touching and sliding using three different cane
types. The movement of the labels were video recorded
to derive data on the cane and arm angles, the lateral
limb shifting from the body midline, and the position of
the cane handle relative to the body midline. Analysis of
the data extracted was conducted using EMG Analysis
Software from Motion Lab Systems. The experiment’s
results showed that the trained visually impaired
participants were better than the untrained participants
with normal eyesight in cane use techniques.
