?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Understanding+Experiences+of+Blind+Individuals+in+Outdoor+Nature&rft.creator=Bandukda%2C+M&rft.creator=Singh%2C+A&rft.creator=Berthouze%2C+N&rft.creator=Holloway%2C+C&rft.description=Research+shows+that+exposure+to+nature+has+benefits+for+people's+mental+and+physical+health+and+that+ubiquitous+and+mobile+technologies+encourage+engagement+with+nature.+However%2C+existing+research+in+this+area+is+primarily+focused+on+people+without+visual+impairments+and+is+not+inclusive+of+blind+and+partially+sighted+individuals.+To+address+this+gap+in+research%2C+we+interviewed+seven+blind+people+(without+remaining+vision)+about+their+experiences+when+exploring+and+experiencing+the+outdoor+natural+environment+to+gain+an+understanding+of+their+needs+and+barriers+and+how+these+needs+can+be+addressed+by+technology.+In+this+paper%2C+we+present+the+three+themes+identified+from+the+interview+data%3B+independence%2C+knowledge+of+the+environment%2C+and+sensory+experiences.&rft.subject=Assistive+technologies%3B+visual+impairment%3B+nature&rft.publisher=Association+for+Computing+Machinery+(ACM)&rft.contributor=Brewster%2C+S&rft.contributor=Fitzpatrick%2C+G&rft.contributor=Cox%2C+A&rft.contributor=Kostakos%2C+V&rft.date=2019-05-02&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.publisher=CHI+Conference+on+Human+Factors+in+Computing+Systems+(CHI)&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A+Brewster%2C+S+and+Fitzpatrick%2C+G+and+Cox%2C+A+and+Kostakos%2C+V%2C+(eds.)+CHI+EA+'19%3A+Extended+Abstracts+of+the+2019+CHI+Conference+on+Human+Factors+in+Computing+Systems.++++Association+for+Computing+Machinery+(ACM)%3A+New+York%2C+NY%2C+USA.+(2019)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10084926%2F1%2FBandukda_Understanding_experiences_of_blind_individuals_in_outdoor_nature%2520%25283%2529.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10084926%2F&rft.rights=open