Published on in Vol 11, No 2 (2022): Jul-Dec

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/39366, first published .
How Face Masks Affect the Use of Echolocation by Individuals With Visual Impairments During COVID-19: International Cross-sectional Online Survey

How Face Masks Affect the Use of Echolocation by Individuals With Visual Impairments During COVID-19: International Cross-sectional Online Survey

How Face Masks Affect the Use of Echolocation by Individuals With Visual Impairments During COVID-19: International Cross-sectional Online Survey

Chantal Kreidy   1, 2 , BSc, MSc ;   Natalina Martiniello   1, 2, 3 , BA, MSc, CVRT, PhD ;   Joseph Paul Nemargut   1, 2 , BSc, MSc, COMS, PhD ;   Walter Wittich   1, 2, 3, 4 , BSc, MA, CLVT, PhD

1 School of Optometry, University of Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada

2 Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

3 Centre de Réadaptation Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay du Centres Intégrés Universitaires de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

4 Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille du Centres Intégrés de Santé et de Services Sociaux de la Montérégie-Centre, Longueuil, QC, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Chantal Kreidy, BSc, MSc
  • School of Optometry
  • University of Montreal
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