Teknologi Asistif dan Definisi Baru Disabilitas

This book serves as a comprehensive guide for engineers and professionals developing tools to support individuals with blindness and visual impairments. It emphasizes the social model of disability, which identifies societal and environmental barriers rather than physical limitations as the primary obstacles to inclusion. To address these hurdles, the text introduces the Comprehensive Assistive Technology (CAT) model, a holistic framework used to design, analyze, and match specialized devices to user needs. Detailed chapters explore fundamental sciences like eye physiology and haptics, alongside practical applications for navigation, such as GPS-enabled canes and accessible public transit. The collection also examines information access through screen readers, Braille conversion, and specialized music software to foster independence in daily life. Ultimately, the authors aim to improve quality of life by providing a systematic technical vocabulary for creating innovative, inclusive technologies.