It also doesn’t help users who can’t hear or see. Refreshable braille devices are also available, but they are expensive and not very convenient to use. [Bmajorspin] proposed a different ...

It will be portable and able to project a picture ... that promotes the literacy of blind children through Braille. Current Braille Display Technologies The challenge for creating an active ...

To help provide a low-cost communication tool for blind people, undergraduates at Johns Hopkins have invented a lightweight, portable Braille writing device that requires no electronic components.

That information, via an electromagnetic activation mechanism, moves the pins up and down at the top of the device, translating the text into Braille. Like with other displays, the Braille ...

Digital Braille displays adoption is particularly strong ... Consumer behavior, particularly the growing demand for compact, portable, and multifunctional devices, is shaping product innovation.

Emerging technology—from braille translation software and keyboards to portable electronic braille displays—can help support students with low vision in a general education classroom.

The reader will be demonstrated next week at the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) e-book conference in Washington, D.C. It connects to a computer or a portable device and ...