Thursday, July 31, 2014

Low-cost reading system enables visually impaired to hear graphical content

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Dr Iain Murray and PhD student Azadeh Nazemi with the digital reading system they develope...


From a contact lens that delivers tactile sensations to the cornea, to a 3D-printed ring that reads text aloud in real-time, advances in technology have opened up some groundbreaking ways for the visually-impaired to consume printed content. Researchers from Australia's Curtin University have now unveiled a low-cost reading device that processes graphical information, enabling the blind to digest documents such as bills, PDFs, graphs and bank statements... Continue Reading Low-cost reading system enables visually impaired to hear graphical content



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