Hello The article is very clear: it is touchscreen for data entry, not reading. The device (integrated with TTS) reads out the characters as they are being typed.
On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.gh...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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>
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