Dr. Aries Arditi

Arlene R Gordon Research Institute, Lighthouse International, 111 East 59th Street, New York, New York 10222, United States of America.
Tel: +1 212 821 9500; Fax: +1 212 821 9707
Email: aarditi@lighthouse.org
Web: www.lighthouse.org/research/

Current projects

Spatial Layout and Image Scale in Low Vision

Publications

Arditi, A. (2006) Lapses in the verbal letter reporting task. Vision Research, 46(8-9), 1327-1330.

Arditi, A. (2005) Improving the design of the letter contrast sensitivity test. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 46(6), 2225-2229.

Arditi, A. & Cho, J. (2005) Serifs and font legibility. Vision Research, 45(23), 2926-2933.

Arditi, A. (2005) Enhancing the visual environment for older visually-impaired persons. Alzheimers Care Quarterly, 6(4), 294-99.

Arditi, A. (2004) Adjustable typography: an approach to enhancing low vision text accessibility. Ergonomics, 47(5), 469-482.

Goodrich, G. & Arditi, A. (2004) A trend analysis of the low-vision literature. The British Journal of Visual Impairment, 22(3), 105-106.

Arditi A. (2002) Web accessibility and low vision. Aging & Vision, 14(2).

Liu, L. & Arditi, A. (2001) How crowding affects letter confusion. Optometry and Vision Science, 78(1), 50-55.

Arditi, A. & Brabyn, J. (2000) Signage and wayfinding. In: Silverstone, B., Lange, M. A., Rosenthal, B. & Faye, E. eds. The Lighthouse handbooks on vision impairment and rehabilitation. New York: Oxford University Press.

Arditi, A. & Cho, J. (2000) Do serifs enhance or diminish text legibility? Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (Supplement) 41(4), S437.

Arditi, A. and Cho, J. (2000) Letter case and text legibility. Supplement to Perception, 29, 45.

Liu, L. & Arditi, A. (2000) Apparent string shortening concomitant with letter crowding. Vision Research, 40, 1059-1067.

Stuen, C., Arditi, A., Horowitz, A., Lang, M.A., Rosenthal, B. & Seidman, K. (2000) Vision rehabilitation: assessment, intervention and outcomes. Amsterdam: Swets and Zeitlinger.

Arditi, A. (1999) Adjustable typography for low vision reading. Supplement to Optometry and Vision Science, 76 (12S), 124.

Arditi, A. (1999) Effective color contrast: Designing for people with partial sight and congenital color deficiencies. New York: Lighthouse International.

Arditi, A. (1999) Elicited sequential presentation for low vision reading. Vision Research, 39, 4412-4418.

Arditi, A. (1999) Making text legible: designing for people with partial sight. New York: Lighthouse International.

Arditi, A., Holmes, E., Reedijk, P., & Whitehouse, R. (1999) Interactive tactile maps, visual disability, and accessibility of building interiors. Visual Impairment Research, 1, 11-21.

Arditi, A., Knoblauch, K., & Grunwald, I. (1998) Reading with fixed and variable character pitch. New York: The Lighthouse Research Institute.

Holmes, E. & Arditi, A. (1998) Wall vs. path tactile maps for route planning in buildings. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 92, 531-534.

Liu, L. and Arditi, A. (1998) The effect of random pixel loss and multiplicative noise on texture discrimination. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (Suppl.), 39, S860.

Stuen, C., Keane, J., & Arditi, A. (1998) The Lighthouse, Inc.: a model of universal design and accessibility. Proceedings of Designing for the 21st century I: An international conference on Universal Design, 33-40. North Carolina: North Carolina State University; The Center for Universal Design.

Arditi, A., Holmes, E., Reedijk, P. & Whitehouse, R. (1997) Universal wayfinding system for building interiors. Technology and persons with disabilities: Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Conference on Technology for People with Disabilities. Northridge, CA: California State University at Northridge.

Arditi, A., Liu, L., & Lynn, W. (1997) Legibility of outline and solid fonts with wide and narrow spacing. In: Yager, D. series ed. Trends in Optics and Photonics, 11. Washington, D.C.: Optical Society of America.

Holmes, E. & Arditi, A. (1997) Tactile maps of building interiors for blind persons: Architectural vs. path information for route planning. New York: Arlene R. Gordon Research Institute, The Lighthouse Inc. (Technical Report).

Holmes, E. & Jansson, G. (1997) A touch tablet enhanced with synthetic speech as a display for blind people's reading of virtual maps. Technology and persons with disabilities: Proceedings of the twelfth annual international conference on technology for people with disabilities. Northridge, CA: California State University at Northridge.

Liu, L. & Arditi, A. (1997) Read as many letters as you can. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (Suppl), 38, S647.

Liu, L. & Arditi, A. (1997) Contour interaction between features of different contrast polarities. Optometry and Vision Science, 74, 109.

Arditi, A. (1996) Typography, print legibility, and low vision. I: Cole, R. & Rosenthal, B. eds. Remediation and management of low vision. St. Louis, MO: Mosby. pp 237-248.

Arditi, A. & Knoblauch, K. (1996) Effective color contrast and low vision. In Cole, R. & Rosenthal, B. eds. Functional assessment of low vision. St. Louis, MO: Mosby. pp 129-135.

Arditi, A., Liu, L., & Lynn, W. (1996) Legibility of outline fonts. In: Vision science and its applications. OSA technical digest series Vol. 1, 1997, 204-209. Washington, DC: Optical Society of America.

Higgins, K.E., Arditi, A., & Knoblauch, K. (1996) Detection and discrimination of mirror-image letter pairs in central and peripheral vision. Vision Research, 36, 331-337

Holmes, E. & Arditi, A. (1996) Paths or walls? Designing tactile maps of building interiors. Needs, solutions, developments: Proceedings of the fifth international conference on maps and diagrams for visually impaired people. Ljublijana, Slovenia: Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Photogrametry.

Liu, L. & Arditi, A. (1996) Letter confusion observed under small interletter spacings. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (Suppl), 37, S167.

Arditi, A., Cagenello, R., & Jacobs, B. (1995) Letter stroke width, spacing, and legibility. Vision science and its applications, OSA technical digest series (pp. 324-327). Washington, DC.: Optical Society of America.

Arditi, A. (1994) On the relationship of letter acuity to reading acuity. In: Kooijman, A. C., Looijestijn, P. L., Welling, J. A. & van der Wildt, G. J. eds. Low vision: research and new developments in rehabilitation. Amsterdam: IOS Press. pp. 38-45.

Arditi, A. & Knoblauch, K. (1994) Choosing effective display colors for the partially sighted. Society for Information Display International Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, 25, 32-35.

Knoblauch, K. & Arditi, A. (1994) Choosing color contrasts in low vision: practical recommendations. In: Kooijman, A. C., Looijestijn, P. L., Welling, J. A. & van der Wildt, G. J. eds. Low vision: Research and new developments in rehabilitation. Amsterdam: IOS Press. pp. 199-203.

Arditi, A. & Cagenello, R. (1993) On the statistical reliability of letter chart visual acuity measurements. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 34 (1), 120-129.

Arditi, A. & Cagenello, R. (1993) Why reading acuity is worse than and is poorly predicted by letter acuity. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 34(4), 1417.

Cagenello, R.B., Arditi, A., & Halpern, D.L. (1993) Binocular enhancement of visual acuity. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 10, 1841-1848.

Knoblauch, K. & Arditi, A. (1993) Designing effective color contrasts for the partially-sighted. Lighthouse Research Institute Technical Report VR02. New York: The Lighthouse Research Institute.

Arditi, A. (1992) Print legibility and partial sight. New York: The Lighthouse Research Institute.

Arditi, A. & Azueta, S. (1992) A computer graphic tool for the study of binocular space. Supplement to Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 33(4), 1375.

Arditi, A. & Azueta, S. (1992) Visualization of 2-D and 3-D aspects of human binocular vision. Society for Information Display International Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, XXIII, 643-646.

Arditi, A., Azueta, S., Larimer, T., Prevost, M., Lubin, J., & Bergen, J. (1992) Visualization and modeling of factors influencing visibility in computer-aided crewstation design. Society of Automotive Engineers Technical Paper Series, No. 921135, 1-10.

Arditi, A. & Cagenello, R. (1992) A computer-based optotype acuity test system suitable for evaluation of acuity charts. Noninvasive assessment of the visual system technical digest 1992, 1, 88-91. Washington, DC: Optical Society of America.

Higgins, K.E., Arditi, A., & Knoblauch, K. (1992) Detection and discrimination of mirror-image letter pairs in central and peripheral vision. Noninvasive Assessment of the Visual System, Technical Digest Series, Vol.1, 6-9. Washington, D.C.: Optical Society of America.

Arditi, A. (1991). A few practical tips for print legibility and low vision. Lighthouse News.

Arditi, A. & Azueta, S. (1991) A computer graphic tool for geometric analysis of binocular space. Supplement to Optometry and Vision Science, 68(12S), 155.

Horowitz, A. (1991) Toward a low vision research agenda: the psychosocial perspective. In:Arditi, A., Laties, A.M. & Silverstone, B. eds. Vision into the future: toward a low-vision research agenda (Pisart Tenth-Anniversary Scientific Symposium Report). New York: The Lighthouse Inc.

Knoblauch, K., Arditi, A., & Szlyk, J. (1991) Effects of chromatic and luminance contrast on reading. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 8, 428-439.

Larimer, J., Prevost, M., Arditi, A., Azueta, S., Bergen, J., & Lubin, J. (1991) Human visual performance model for crewstation design. Proceedings of the SPIE/SPSE Symposium on Human Factors in Visual Perception, 1456, 196-210.