RFID as Mobility Aid for the Blind ...

From NARIC ...

... "proposing the development of an inexpensive navigational aid for blind people that uses radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to provide navigation data. The features and advantages of an RFID system are compared to those of global positioning satellite (GPS) and infrared receiver-based systems. " ...

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