Title :
Making eBooks accessible to blind Braille readers
Author :
Velázquez, Ramiro ; Preza, Enrique ; Hernández, Hermes
Author_Institution :
Mecatronica y Control de Sist., Univ. Panamericana, Aguascalientes
Abstract :
This paper presents the design and preliminary prototype of the TactoBook, a novel reading assistive device for the blind that is able to reproduce electronic books (eBooks) in portable electronic tactile displays. The TactoBook consists of a computer-based system that translates fast and automatically any eBook into Braille. The Braille version of the eBook is then stored in a USB memory drive which is later inserted and reproduced in a compact, lightweight and highly-portable tactile display. Braille readers can access published information immediately and store multiple eBooks in the same device without carrying the burdensome tactile print versions.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; haptic interfaces; Braille; TactoBook; eBooks; portable electronic tactile books; reading assistive device; Books; Computer displays; Conferences; Cryptography; Drives; Haptic interfaces; Internet; Prototypes; Publishing; Universal Serial Bus; Assistive device; Braille; eBooks; tactile books; tactile display;
Conference_Titel :
Haptic Audio visual Environments and Games, 2008. HAVE 2008. IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2668-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2669-0
DOI :
10.1109/HAVE.2008.4685293