Database of sensory characteristics of older persons and persons with disabilities
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Japanese
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Vision
Font
- Estimation of minimum legible font size
- Size and contrast threshold for legibility
- Preferred kerning and leading of text and sentences
Color
- Age-related relative luminance
- Colour combinations based of fundamental colours
- Color category
- Level of conspicuity for color combinations
Field size
- Age-related changes of visual field size for detection : size of visual field
- Age-related changes of visual field size for detection : detection rate
Contrast
Hearing
Threshold
- Statistical distribution of hearing threshold levels as a function of age (Japanese data)
- Statistical distribution of hearing threshold levels as a function of age (ISO 7029)
- Hearing threshold for low-frequency tones
Loudness
Auditory Signals
Voice
- Preferred sound level for listening to spoken announcements
- Speech recognition scores related to hearing ability
TV
Touch
Taste
Smell
What's New
7 October 2021
- Databases "Statistical distribution of hearing threshold levels as a function of age (Japanese data),(ISO 7029)" were revised.
1 April 2021
- A new database：Colour combinations based of fundamental colours（Low vision and colour deficiency）opened.
31 March 2014
- The new portal page opened.
- A new database "Statistical distribution of hearing threshold levels as a function of age (ISO 7029) opened.
- Some functions of each database have been updated.
