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Braille Mobile Phone Concept For the Blind DrawBraille Phone concept from designer Shikun Sun at UK's Sheffield Hallam University is a mobile phone dedicated to work for the visually impaired. The phone provides haptic feedback to the user by means of mechanically raised dots at one end, touch sensitive dots on the other, and raised dots on the phone's edge indicate battery life. There's a small braille text display analogous to visual displays in conventional phones. This display outputs five rows at a time, and up-down buttons in the corner could allow users to navigate through the display. DrawBraille touch-enabled cellphone for the visually impaired DrawBraille PhoneDrawBraille Phone by Shikun Sun Although most of us in the sighted world almost never think about it, but recent developments in technology have been a tad discriminating when it comes to people with disabilities. One such development that stands out more than the others is the cellphone segment which simply cannot be used by people with visual disabilities. However, there are innovators who are developing concepts that look to level the playing field. DrawBraille touch-enabled cellphone is one of the more revolutionary products in this category that we have seen in quite a while. Picture Gallery DrawBraille Phone DrawBraille Phone by Shikun Sun The phone basically uses the Braille alphabet embossed on the surface of the phone to aid both input and output functions. With mechanical dots forming the input area and larger square patterns serving as the display, the phone offers regular-cellphone like functionality to the device without ever becoming inaccessible for the visually disabled. There are 210 mechanical dots on the phone's reading area that represent the 35 Braille alphabets in 5 rows. Users simply have to slide their fingers over these dots to read phone menu, access the phonebook, read emails and text messages as well as e-books and even potentially surf the net using this Braille reader. Developed by designer Shikun Sun, the touch-enabled phone also uses touch-input functions to make phone usage simpler for the blind. Other innovations on the product include functions like checking battery status via Braille, locking the touchpad and even locating nearby public facilities and using the phone as a music player. ------ Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
