Rachel Bartlett

Exploring the Opportunities for Technologies to Enhance Quality of Life with People who have Experienced Vision Loss

Research predicts that 196 million people will be diagnosed with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) by 2020. People who experience AMD and other vision loss face barriers that affect their Quality of Life (QoL). People experience only modest improvement from technologies (e.g., screen readers, CCTV), tools (e.g.,…