Title :
Some practical vocational aids for the blind
Author :
Brabyn, John ; Gerrey, William ; Fowle, Thomas ; Alden, Albert ; Williams, Jay
Author_Institution :
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Res. Inst., San Francisco, CA, USA
Abstract :
Several electronic assistive devices for blind employees in a variety of job situations are described. These include a simple blood pressure gauge with audio-braille output, an electronic stud finder, a general purpose microprocessor-based talking job instrumentation system, and a generic speech module for adaptation of many different standard instruments so that they can be used by a blind operator. They are offered as examples of how vocational instruments and tools designed for sighted use can be made available to blind employees
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; handicapped aids; audio-braille output; blind employees; blood pressure gauge; electronic assistive devices; electronic stud finder; general purpose microprocessor-based talking job instrumentation system; generic speech module; job situations; practical vocational aids; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Design engineering; Instruments; Prototypes; Read-write memory; Refrigeration; Sensor systems; Speech synthesis; Synthesizers; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96310
