TABLE 5.
Participants in the main study.
| PID | Age | Gender | Visual Impairment | TBLV | Expertise | Experience with DATS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Onset | Residual | Braille | TMs | LLMs | |||||
| P11 | 39 | F | ROP [46] | birth | 20/200 | No | High | Low | Low | No |
| P12 | 68 | M | Glaucoma | birth | Yes | Yes | Mid | Low | Mid | Yes |
| P13 | 52 | M | RP [47] | age 7 | LP&FP | No | None | Mid | High | Yes |
| P14 | 63 | F | Blindness | age 1 | No | No | High | Mid | None | Yes |
| P15 | 78 | M | Blindness | birth | No | Yes | High | Mid | None | Yes |
| P16 | 43 | F | Uveitis [48] | age 5 | No | No | None | Mid | High | Yes |
| P17 | N/A | F | Genetic mutation | birth | LP | No | Low | Mid | None | No |
| P18 | 30 | F | ROP | birth | LP&FP | No | High | Low | None | No |
| P19 | 56 | F | LCA [39] | birth | LP | No | High | High | High | Yes |
| P20 | 76 | F | ROP | birth | LP&FP | Yes | High | Mid | None | Yes |
LP: light perception, FP: form perception, TBLV: teacher of BLV students, TM: tactile map, DATS: digitally augmented tactile supports.