A tactile sensor based on an optical fibre ring resonator helps blind or partially sighted people interact seamlessly with ...

Researchers have developed a fast and accurate flexible tactile optical sensor capable of reading Braille. The technology could enable smart readers that convert Braille to speech or text ...

Learn how advancements in Braille reader technology are empowering the visually impaired. Click to read the details!

Unfortunately, anyone with low vision who relies on Braille signs, relief maps, and audio jacks doesn’t have this luxury — at least not yet. A group of researchers at Bayreuth University in ...

This software allows one to control a PC through the use of a microphone. Duxbury Braille Translator offered by Duxbury Systems Inc. allows a user to translate a text document into Braille. When used ...

Braille is a method of physical writing used to allow humans to read by touch — most commonly used as a substitute for printed text by those who may be visually impaired. Both displaying Braille ...

Ultimately, having to choose between audio and braille isn't necessary. Nowadays, the two can go hand in hand. Many of the technologies that convert text to speech also convert it into a form that ...

The Xavier Society for the Blind is celebrating 125 years of helping generations of Catholics, either blind or ...

Alan Thorpe teaches the tactile writing system and fixes Braille machines A Braille teacher from Sheffield has called for more opportunities for people to learn the six-dot tactile reading system.

The technology could enable smart readers that convert Braille to speech or text, helping to make Braille more accessible and widespread. Credit: Zhuo Wang, Beijing Normal University in China ...

Skin-inspired tactile sensor combines speed with accuracy, paving the way to improved accessibility for people with blindness.