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Strelow E R, Brabyn J A, 1982, "Locomotion of the blind controlled by natural sound cues" Perception 11(6) 635 – 640
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Locomotion of the blind controlled by natural sound cues

Edward R Strelow, John A Brabyn

Received 4 January 1982, in revised form 19 April 1982

Abstract. Measures of the accuracy of locomotion control were taken with blind and blindfolded sighted subjects using the natural auditory obstacle sense to locate a travel path. These measures were compared with the accuracy of visual guidance. While the blind show a greater skill than blindfolded sighted subjects in using auditory cues for guidance, auditory guidance is notably inferior to visual guidance and deteriorates markedly when smaller targets are used to define the travel path. The natural obstacle sense thus appears to give only a rudimentary perception of the presence of objects and does not provide sufficient spatial information to allow accurate locomotion control.

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