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Cross-Country Skiing for People with Vision Impairment
ILC Reference NO 71:40:006
Item sourced from ILC ACT database
Short Description
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.
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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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PERISHER SKI SCHOOL,
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