5 papers
Evaluating OCR Performance for Assistive Technology: Effects of Walking Speed, Camera Placement, and Camera Type
Junchi Feng, Nikhil Ballem, Mahya Beheshti +5
Optical character recognition (OCR), a process that converts printed or handwritten text into machine-readable form, is widely used in assistive technology for people with blindnes…
A Multimodal Assistive System for Product Localization and Retrieval for People who are Blind or have Low Vision
Ligao Ruan, Giles Hamilton-Fletcher, Mahya Beheshti +3
Shopping is a routine activity for sighted individuals, yet for people who are blind or have low vision (pBLV), locating and retrieving products in physical environments remains a…
Selective disruption of reach-related saccade timing following a middle-cerebral artery stroke
Mahya Beheshti, Todd E Hudson, Rajvardhan Gadde +4
Background: Coordinated control of eye and hand movements is critical for nearly all goal-directed actions, underpinning tasks ranging from simple object manipulation to complex to…
Head and Eye Control in Persons with Low Vision during Urban Navigation
Mahya Beheshti, John_Ross Rizzo, Sarah Bergquist-Kosumi +3
Low vision involves a range of visual impairments that significantly impact daily activities, particularly navigation in urban environments. Individuals with low vision often devel…
Residual Gaze Behavior During Navigation in Blindness and Low Vision
Junchi Feng, Fernanda Garcia-Pina, Mahya Beheshti +3
Background: Outdoor navigation poses significant challenges for people with blindness or low vision, yet the role of gaze behavior in supporting mobility remains underexplored. Ful…