Clock Face Method

A technique for describing the spatial position of objects relative to a person by using the positions on an analog clock face. For example, an item directly in front of a person is at 12 o'clock, to the right is at 3 o'clock, directly behind is at 6 o'clock, and to the left is at 9 o'clock. The method is widely used by social workers, orientation and mobility instructors, and assistive technology to help people with visual impairments locate items such as food on a plate or dishes on a table. However, it is not universally understood — some people who are congenitally blind or unfamiliar with analog clocks may find sequential directional descriptions (left, right, front, back) more intuitive.