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Cross-Country Skiing Assitive Device for People with Vision Impairment (PR03305)

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Technical Aid to the Disabled has developed a system to enable skiiers with a vision impairment to cross country ski. The skiers, carrying FM transmitters, ski a one kilometre loop course with signal beacons set fifty metres apart. A switching system in the skiers glove activates the beacon to produce an audible signal.

General Details

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. The transmitters produce two types of tones; one which indicates terrain
and a louder tone which indicates the beacons location. After the beacon's terminal has been successfully located, the skier turns off the signal and activates the next beacon.
. The course is situated near the Nordic Shelter at Perisher. Skiers will
require guides to get to the track.
. People wishing to use the course should contact the Perisher Ranger Station to make a booking. The beacons will then be set out by rangers, subject to weather conditions and adequate snow.
. A user's manual is available to explain the system and users will also need to pick up the hand pieces (transmitters) which activate the beacons.

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Model Cross-Country Skiing Assistive Device: One model only

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          Standards

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