GÖRME ENGELLİ BİREYLER İÇİN YARDIMCI TEKNOLOJİLER: GİYİM ALANINDA TASARIMIN KATKISI

Dünya Sağlık Örgütü verilerine göre, 2017 yılında 253 milyon insanın görme engeli olduğu öngörülmektedir (WHO, 2017). Orta dereceden toplam körlüğe ve görme engeline sahip olanlar için, hareketlilik, iletişim, eğitim, giyim ve alışveriş gibi günlük faaliyetler, bağımsız olarak gerçekleştirilemeyecek kadar zor olabilmektedir. Yardımcı teknolojiler görme engeli olan kişilerin yaşam kalitesine katkıda bulunacak çözümler sunmaktadır. Alternatif yardımcı teknolojilerin tasarımı ve geliştirilmesi için bir ön adım olarak ele alındığında, bu çalışma, görme engelli bireylerin karşılaştığı günlük engelleri göz önünde bulundurarak, yardımcı teknolojilerin genel bir incelemesini içermektedir. Bu genel incelemede, giyim alanı ile ilgili yardımcı teknolojilerin eksikliği dikkat çekmiştir. Bu sebeple çalışmanın devamında yapılan anket çalışması da görme engelli bireylerden, tasarımın katkısı ile gelişme sağlanabilecek ve giyim alanına odaklanan geri bildirimler almayı amaçlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Yardımcı Teknolojiler, Görme Engeli, Tasarım, Giyim, Giyilebilir Teknoloji

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT: CONTRIBUTION OF DESIGN IN THE FIELD OF CLOTHING

According to data of World Health Organization, it was estimated that 253 million were visually impaired worldwide in 2017 (WHO, 2017). For those with moderate to total blindness and visual impairment, daily activities such as mobility, communication, education, clothing and shopping cannot be carried out independently. Assistive technologies (AT) offer solutions to contribute to the quality of life of those with visual impairments. Considering the daily obstacles faced by such individuals, as a prior step for design development of alternative ATs, this paper includes an overview of ATs. Since this overview addresses a lack of applications in clothing related AT, the following survey aims to acquire feedback from people with visual impairment, focusing on clothing related issues, with the aim of making improvements in design.

Keywords:

Assistive Technology, Visual Impairment, Design, Clothing, Wearable Technology,

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