Gerard, Vickram, >From my experience I know that Braille is a physically read language. It is read by feeling the raised dots on a surface. Eg: On elevator buttons, a series of dots on each button. I fail to understand how a touch screen display can work here. Regards, Srikanth
On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Vickram Crishna <vvcris...@radiophony.com>wrote: > > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 12:11 AM, Gerard Meijssen < > gerard.meijs...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hoi, >> I do not know exactly how Braille works but if a character in a >> standard script can be represented by Braille characters in stead, >> then all it seems to need is a method for us to replace the existing >> Unicode character with the Braille Unicode character. As we already >> have WebFonts functionality it seems to me that what is needed is a >> conversion before the characters are send to the user. When this is >> done, we can show you the Braille characters on your screen. >> > > What works for persons with visual challenges, who have been trained to > use Braille typing, is the sequence of simultaneous keypresses that > translate into language characters (there are Braille variants for > non-Roman scripts). Since the visually challenged person cannot see the > screen in any case, the display is not the point. This particular solution > allows the touchscreen to accept multiple fingertip contact as individual > characters, and of course, for the screen to switch smoothly between screen > reading (TTS) and data entry. > >> >> When a Braille keyboard is used, what is needed is to convert the >> Braille sequences to whatever script / language is used before it is >> actually saved. >> >> +1 > > >> I am convinced that there are many developers both in India and in the >> rest of the world who are able to take on this challenge and have a >> proof of concept in a week. >> > > Remember it has to be integrated with the TTS used by the device. There > are several out there, with different kinds of 'voices', a major one I know > about being Festival (FOSS), but at the Conference, several persons > referred to eSpeak. An important related piece of work is to augment the > existing TTS' with Indian languages, also (for English) with Indian > accents. > > Thanks, >> GerardM >> >> On 24 November 2011 22:12, Pradeep Mohandas >> <pradeep.mohan...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> > hi, >> > >> > We were happy to have people with visual challenges challenging our >> > interactions with them. I, personally, was challenged at at least two >> points >> > in the conference although I thought I had been sensitized for such >> > interactions. >> > >> > We do have an online feedback form for the Conference but wonder >> whether we >> > can have more ways to reach people with visual challenges and the aged >> for >> > feedback on how the Conference treated them and how we can improve our >> > communication of the Conference (in future) to them. >> > >> > Thank you for bringing up this point, Vickram. >> > >> > warm regards, >> > Pradeep Mohandas >> > >> > User:Prad2609 >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:45:03 +0530 >> > From: vvcris...@radiophony.com >> > To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> > Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Braille/touchscreen integration >> > >> > Several persons attending the recent WikiConfIndia 2011 drew attention >> to >> > the need for greater ease of use for persons with visual challenges - >> Barry >> > Newstead referred specifically to this need, commenting that in general, >> > usability improvements for persons with special needs pay off for the >> > community at large. >> > >> > This recent development at Stanford >> > >> http://www.springwise.com/lifestyle_leisure/braille-writing-software-touchscreen-devices/ >> > describes how visually impaired persons with Braille skills can interact >> > directly with touchscreen devices. What is very striking about this >> solution >> > is that it does not involve tactile feedback, as one might expect. >> Instead, >> > once switched to Braille mode, the screen senses multiple finger >> placement >> > and translates that into the expected Braille codes (see the video to >> > understand this, if you are unfamiliar with Braille typing). >> > >> > To echo Barry's comments made at WCI2011, I think a certain amount of >> such >> > out-of-the-box thinking could go a long way to creating an interface >> that is >> > intuitively more approachable than the present wiki editor. >> > >> > -- >> > Vickram >> > Fool On The Hill >> > >> > _______________________________________________ Wikimediaindia-l mailing >> > list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list >> / >> > change mailing preferences visit >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> > > > > -- > Vickram > Fool On The Hill <http://communicall.wordpress.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > >
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