Flashsounds and aural constructs for the blind
MAR 01, 1951
The flashsound, a sort of acoustical flashlight, can help the blind person to “see” by ear. In this, the second article on guidance devices for the blind to appear in Physics Today, the approach used by one research group active in the field is described.
DOI: 10.1063/1.3067167
In the July issue of Physics Today, Franklin S. Cooper presented an excellent survey of guidance devices for the blind. The present article is intended less as a sequel than as a supplement to discuss a basic approach to the problem which led to one of the generic devices mentioned by Dr. Cooper.
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Victor Twersky, Washington Square College, New York University.
© 1951 American Institute of Physics
