Search for dissertations about: "Blind People"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words Blind People.

2. 1. Essays on Urban Economics

   Author : Ina Blind; Matz Dahlberg; Olof Åslund; Christine Whitehead; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Infrastructure investment; commuting; job access; public transit; labor market outcomes; migration; residential sorting; residential segregation; housing mix; tenure type mix; mosques; call to prayer; house prices; neighborhood dynamics; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay 1 (with Olof Åslund and Matz Dahlberg): In this essay we investigate the impact of commuter train access on individual labor market outcomes. READ MORE

4. 2. Non-Visual Haptic Interaction Design - Guidelines and Applications

   Author : Calle Sjöström; Certec - Rehabiliteringsteknik och Design; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Design Guidelines; Computer access; Care and help to handicapped; vård och rehabilitering; Handikappade; Blind People; Haptics; Human-Computer Interaction;

   Abstract : This dissertation has three cornerstones: * Haptics * Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) * Blind Users Haptics deals with controlling human movements and getting feedback through the sense of touch. A haptic interface transmits forces to a person’s hand or fingers in a way that mimics the sensation of touching real objects. READ MORE

5. 3. Body perception and brain plasticity in blind and sighted individuals

   Author : Dominika Radziun; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Lack of vision is associated with large-scale brain plasticity. Vision, touch, proprioception, interoception, and other sensory modalities are thought to play a vital role in developing and maintaining bodily awareness. READ MORE

6. 4. Education, Labour Market and Incomes for the Deaf/Hearing Impaired and the Blind/Visually Impaired

   Author : Richard Baltander; Eskil Wadensjö; Agneta Kruse; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; disability; labour market; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay I: Return to Education for the Deaf/Hearing Impaired and the Blind/Visually Impaired, 1991-2000    Mincer-equations are estimated for the deaf/hearing impaired and the blind/visually impaired. The results show that the estimates of the coefficient for the education variable are lower than for a comparison group, and that for several years it is not statistically significant that education for the blind/visually impaired has a positive effect on labour income. READ MORE

7. 5. Confronting the ecology of crisis : The interlinked roles of ecosystem-based adaptation and empowerment

   Author : Stephen Woroniecki; LUCSUS; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; empowerment; transformation; power; ecosystem-based adaptation; frames; nature-based solutions; ecosystem services; reflexivity; sustainability science; climate change adaptation;

   Abstract : Nature-based solutions (NBS) focus on the material functioning of ecosystems as part of a transformative response to societal challenges. NBS represent a growing response to climate change with a range of interventions emerging across the world to address the causes and effects of climate change. READ MORE