Difficulties Interpreting Nonverbal Cues For BLV and Experimental Wayfaring and Backtracking Apps Developed At UC-Santa Cruz

Dr. Jeffry Ricker (Scottsdale, AZ)

Dr. Roberto Manduchi (University of California-Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, CA)

Dr. Jeffry Ricker, a freelance health writer living in Scottsdale, Arizona, who is now blind, explains how those who are blind or have low vision have difficulties interpreting nonverbal cues in interactions with sighted speakers.

Then, Dr. Roberto Manduchi, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Baskin School of Engineering, University of California-Santa Cruz, discusses experimental wayfinding and backtracking apps at his lab that don't require a smartphone to be held in front of the user.

10/27/2024 Podcast (Click Image Below)