DocumentCode
674698
Title
An electronic solution to automate the process of Grade-1 braille training
Author
Osuch, P.J. ; Sinha, S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr., Electron. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
fYear
2013
fDate
20-23 Oct. 2013
Firstpage
47
Lastpage
52
Abstract
This paper describes the design and potential implementation of the Electronic Braille Training System which automates the process of teaching a blind user the Grade-1 Braille English alphabet. Current Braille training systems have seen little development and lack the necessary functionality at reduced costs. A low-cost electronic Braille training system is designed and built which requires minimal user input by using audio to convey information to the user. Training schemes require the user to enter a certain letter, as dictated by the speakers, into the Braille keyboard. Upon incorrect entry, the correct keys are lifted to show the user the correct representation of the letter, by touch.
Keywords
computer based training; handicapped aids; teaching; Braille keyboard; Grade-1 Braille English alphabet; Grade-1 Braille training process automation; audio; low-cost electronic Braille training system; teaching; Communities; Computers; Educational institutions; Prototypes; Training; Writing; Audio Systems; Braille; Computer aided instruction; Electronic learning; Training;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-2401-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/GHTC.2013.6713652
Filename
6713652
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