Brabyn Lab

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Email:
brabyn@ski.org
Office Phone:
(415) 345-2110

My lab is the home for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center funded by NIDILRR with additional support from SKERI and other agencies. Together we address problems of blindness and visual impairment, particularly problems faced by our target populaiton that may be amenable to technological solutions.

Projects that I am personally involved in include the development and application of new tests for the assessment of functional vision, and studies of the problems and solutions of dual sensory loss.

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Publications

Journal Articles

Lott, L., Schneck, M., Haegerstrom-Portnoy, G., Hewlett, S., Stepien-Bernabe, N., Gauer, B., et al. (2020). Simple Vision Function Tests that Distinguish Eyes with Early to Intermediate Age-related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 10, 1-12. 10.1080/09286586.2020.1793371 (Original work published 2020)
Brabyn, J. (1994). Rehabilitation Engineering Research in Blindness, Visual Impairment, and Multisensory Loss. Technology And Disability, 3(4), 266-282. (Original work published 1994)
Brabyn, J., Colenbrander, A., & Winderl, M. (1994). Improving the Ergonomics of Popular Low Vision Telescopes. Journal Of Vision Rehabilitation, 8(1), 12-13. (Original work published 1994)
Brabyn, J., Haegerstrom-Portnoy, G., Schneck, M., & Hennessy, D. (1994). Attentional Visual Fields: Age Changes and Relation to Driving. Investigative Ophthalmology Visual Science (Suppl.) , 35(1), 3225. (Original work published 1994)
Haegerstrom-Portnoy, G., Schneck, M., Brabyn, J., & Lott, L. (2002). Changes in Vision Function over time in an Older Population: the SKI Study. Investigative Ophthalmology Vis. Sci., 43, 4717. (Original work published 2002)
Brabyn, J. (1997). Technology as a Support System for Orientation and Mobility. American Rehabilitation, 23(3), 26-30. (Original work published 1997)
Crandall, W. F., Gerrey, W., & Brabyn, J. (1994). Remote reading for visually impaired people: A new application for telecommunications. Technology And Disability, 3(3), 203-212. 10.3233/TAD-1994-3307 (Original work published 1994)
Brabyn, J. (1992). Problems to be Overcome in High-Tech Devices for the Visually Impaired. Optometry And Vision Science, 69(1), 42-45. 10.1097/00006324-199201000-00006 (Original work published 1992)
Brabyn, J., & Loughborough, W. (1991). A Digitizing Touch-tablet/synthetic Speech Computer Interface. Ieee Engineering In Medicine And Biology, 13(4), 1833-1834. 10.1109/IEMBS.1991.684778 (Original work published 1991)
Gerrey, W., Brabyn, J., & Crandall, W. F. (1990). The use of fax technology to address the reading needs of blind and visually impaired persons. Journal Of Visual Impairment And Blindness, 84, 509-513. (Original work published 1990)

Conference Papers

Brabyn, J. (1995). Orientation and Navigation Systems for the Blind: An Overview of Different Approaches. International Conference as Navigation Technology for the Blind. Presented at the. U.K.: Royal National Institute for the Blind. (Original work published 1995)
Marston, J., Cao, G., Brabyn, J., & Miele, J. (2010). Accessible Geographical Information for People with Low Vision. Proceedings of the CSUN 25th International Conference, San Diego, CA. Presented at the. (Original work published 2010)
Brabyn, J., Crandall, W. F., & Gerrey, W. (1993). Talking Signs®: A Remote Signage Solution for the Blind, visually Impaired and Reading Disabled. Conference: Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1993. Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, 1309 - 1310. 10.1109/IEMBS.1993.979150 (Original work published 1993)
Brabyn, J., Crandall, W. F., & Gerrey, W. (1992). Remote Reading Systems For The Blind: A Potential Application Of Virtual Presence. Conference: Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992. Vol.14. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE, Volume: 4, 1538-1539. 10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761914 (Original work published 1992)
Gerrey, W., Brabyn, J., Fowle, T., & Alden, A. (1992). The Smith-Kettlewell auditory breakout box. Conference: Computing Applications to Assist Persons with Disabilities, 1992., Proceedings of the Johns Hopkins National Search, 173 - 176. 10.1109/CAAPWD.1992.217376 (Original work published 1992)
Brabyn, J., Gerrey, W., Fowle, T., Alden, A., & Williams, J. (1989). Some practical vocational aids for the blind. Conference: Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Conference, 5, 1502 - 1503. 10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96310 (Original work published 1989)

Other Publications

Seelman, K. D., Brabyn, J., Ortmann, A., & Palmer, C. (2006). Sensory Aids. In Akay, M. (Ed), Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. (Original work published 2006)
Arditi, A., & Brabyn, J. (2000). Signage and wayfinding. In Silverstone, Lang, Rosenthal & Faye (Eds), The Lighthouse Handbook on Visual Impairment and Vision Rehabilitation (Vol. 1–2). New York: Oxford University Press. (Original work published 2000)
Heller, M., & Brabyn, J. Visual Impairment: Ergonomic Considerations in Blind and Low Vision Rehabilitation. In Kumar, S. (Ed.), Perspectives in Rehabilitation Ergonomics (Vol. 1). London: Taylor & Francis. (Original work published 1997)
Brabyn, J. (2010). Sensory Rehabilitation. In Sage Encyclopedia of Perception (pp. 881-883). Thousand Oaks, CA: Goldstein, B. (Ed) Sage Publications. (Original work published 2010)
Brabyn, J. (2008). Vision. In Lange, M (Ed.) Fundamentals in Assistive Technology: An Introduction in Assistiave Technology Implementation in the Lives of People with Disabilities (4 ed., pp. 293-311). Arlington, VA: Resna Press. (Original work published 2008)
Brabyn, J., Seelman, K. D., & Panchang, S. (2007). Aids for people who are blind or visually impaired. In Cooper, RA, Ohnabe H, Hobson D, (Eds.) An Introduction to Rehabilitation Engineering (pp. 287-313). New York: Taylor & Francis. (Original work published 2007)
Brabyn, J. (2010). Assistive Technologies for the Blind. In Sage Encyclopedia of Perception (pp. 64-67). Thousand Oaks, CA: Goldstein, B. (Ed.) Sage Publications. (Original work published 2010)

Projects

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Talking Signs

Created by William Loughborough in 1979, Talking Lights was a system of infrared transmitters and receivers allowing blind and visually impaired travelers to quickly and easily "read signs" at a distance.

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