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Use of Technology and Applications in Orientation and Mobility of Visually Impaired Persons in Bulgaria: A Contemporary Overview

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This paper examines for the first time in Bulgaria the use and popularity of some technological solutions and applications for orientation and mobility purposes among five special organizations for visually impaired in three different cities and 41 direct participants – students, clients or members of the same five organizations. The paper attempts to offer an overview of the participants’ knowledge and direct use of technological devices and applications in Bulgaria.

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This study is financed by the European Union-NextGenerationEU, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria, project SUMMIT BG-RRP-2.004–0008-C01.

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  1. Department of Special Education, Faculty of Educational Studies and the Arts, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Mira Tzvetkova-Arsova & Margarita Tomova

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  3. Tsukuba University of Technology, Tsukuba, Japan

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Tzvetkova-Arsova, M., Tomova, M. (2024). Use of Technology and Applications in Orientation and Mobility of Visually Impaired Persons in Bulgaria: A Contemporary Overview. In: Miesenberger, K., Peňáz, P., Kobayashi, M. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14750. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62846-7_49

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