Title :
A computerised Braille transcriptor for the visually handicapped
Author :
Das, Pradip K. ; Das, Rina ; Chaudhuri, Atal
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Jadavpur Univ., Calcutta, India
Abstract :
Presents the computerisation of two existing Braille equipment useful for producing texts for the visually handicapped. When used with the Braille press this system can directly produce metallic plates from English texts entered into the computer by persons uninitiated in Braille. Automatic machine translation in both grade 1 and grade 2 has been achieved. Software techniques followed to effect the translations have been discussed. The prototype of the system is operational at the Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys´ Academy, Narendrapur, West Bengal
Keywords :
handicapped aids; language translation; sensory aids; Braille equipment; Braille press; English texts; Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys Academy; automatic machine translation; computerised Braille transcriptor; grade 1; grade 2; metallic plates; software techniques; visually handicapped; Books; Computer interfaces; Computer science; Computer science education; Educational products; Fatigue; Printing machinery; Productivity; Prototypes; Software prototyping;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995 and 14th Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society of India. An International Meeting, Proceedings of the First Regional Conference., IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2711-X
DOI :
10.1109/RCEMBS.1995.532192
