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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"braille"”.
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Teaching tactual discrimination of braille characters to beginning braille readers
… to make tactual discriminations of the braille alphabet within a matching-to-sample format. That is, we presented participants with a braille character as a sample stimulus and they were to select the matching stimulus from an array of three comparisons. In order to minimize participant …
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Generalised, multilingual, optical Braille recognition models
Optical Braille recognition (OBR) is the computer vision task of extracting and classifying character cells from a Braille document. This study investigates the impact of class imbalance and adverse data quality conditions on OBR performance, by training standard multiclass (well adopted …
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A study of Braille code revisions
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1962.
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Technical development of an electromechanical braille labeler
… electromechanical device that prints labels in braille. For blind and visually impaired people, differentiating between similarly-shaped objects - CDs, medication bottles, food cans, etc. - is a challenge that can be solved by affixing braille labels to the surface of these items. However, the …
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Matuto, Magbasa, Maglaro: Learning to Read Braille Through Play
… and Canada with visual impairments learn braille. Questionnaires that aimed to identify the barriers of using existing devices for reading were released to participants in the Philippines and Canada. Results showed that problems with existing devices were associated with device …
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Errors in Oral Reading of Braille at Elementary Grade Levels
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-04T17:34:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6100080.pdf: 6373357 bytes, checksum: 01b0f5ef4c7c44368fdbb7bc23473b19 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1960
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Reading Skins: A Braille Learning Facility in Old Town Alexandria
The resonance of a knock on a door uncovers its density. The smell of a wall describes its materiality. The texture of a floor may invite us to sit or lay down. The smoothness of a handrail comforts our ascent. Human skin is a powerful material that enables us to perceive and understand our …
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Dwelling in Braille: A Transitional Community for the Visually Impaired
… rather than being born with it. "Dwelling in Braille" strives to be a community where people who have developed blindness can live and learn to adjust with their impairment. The overall form explores the architectural concept of expansion and contraction, creating a sense of space that can be …
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Design of a precise, affordable braille label maker for the blind
Braille labels are a simple technology that can enable people with blindness to independently identify objects and spaces in their workplaces, homes and schools. For children learning to read and write, braille labels on their toys and objects in the home and at school could catalyze learning by …
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An experimental analysis of braille reading using a high-resolution tracking system
… of goals: (1) to carry out a baseline study of braille reading using an innovative combination of hand-tracking coupled to a computer-controlled braille display; (2) to conduct an in-depth exploration of high-speed braille readers using a range of experimental paradigms. The main results showed …
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Creative Typesets Require Innovative Solutions: A Study of Differences in Braille Indicators
… students who read tactually must learn specific braille indicators that correspond to typeset changes such as bold, italic, and underline. These symbols do not stand out like printed attributes. To learn emphasis indicators, students must understand the concepts of print and memorize …
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Portable electromechanical braille label maker : from a 2.009 prototype to a product
… student product: a portable electromechanical Braille label maker that was developed in the MIT class 2.009, product engineering processes. The discussion focuses on the steps that have been taken thus far towards making the alpha prototype into a commercially available device, and discusses …
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The design of a high-speed slave Brailler for a Braille converter device
Thesis: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1961
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La comprensión lectora en Braille y los procesos psicológicos en personas con discapacidad visual
… on the comprehension and speed of reading in braille has increased, from a cognitive approach, in order to improve the quality of life, and educational inclusion of people with visual disabilities. The objective of the systematic review was to identify the relationship of psychological …
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Preservação e conservação na Seção de Braille da Biblioteca Central da Universidade Federal da Paraíba
… of the preservation and conservation of the Braille section of Federal University of Paraiba. It’s a descriptive research and exploraty, with a qualitative approach to data analyses. Was used as a tool for data collection a structured interview. The sample consists of three librarians who …
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A comparative study of braille as a tactile orthography with the auditory orthography oval to teach reading to preliterate, English as an additional language, adult learners who have visual disabilities
… the affordances of the tactile orthography of braille in comparison with the newly developed auditory orthography of OVAL for teaching reading to preliterate, English as an Additional Language, adult learners who have visual disabilities. Seven adults who have visual disabilities, who learned …
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FingerEye: An Electrotactile-mechanism Enabled Adaptive Sensory-substitution Aid for the Blind and Visually Impaired
… design and validate a wearable electro-Braille device and associated fingertip skin stimulation mechanisms for the blind or visually impaired (BVI). The final goal is to develop a novel electrotactile-based Braille (E-Braille) technology that helps the BVI to read any printed text that …
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LEARNSTEM : an interactive and intuitive STEM accessibility system
… and visually impaired people using a mini-hyper-Braille device with almost no loss of information as compared to printed materials. I have come up with a novel way to increase the effective resolution of the Braille device by adding a mechanical XY gantry. Using this XY gantry enables us to …
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The Effects of Training in Rapid Reading on the Reading Rate and Comprehension of Braille and Large Print Readers
… rates and comprehension of large print and braille readers. Of specific interest were comparisons among a group taught by McBride and two taught by the researcher under McBride’s tutelage, furthermore, it was a purpose of this study to investigate differences that exist between informal and …
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A forearm controller and tactile display
… utilitarian applications, including a custom Braille-like system called Arm Braille, and tactile guidance. A wearable Braille display intended to be used for reading navigational signs and text messages was tested on two sight-impaired subjects who were able to recognize Braille characters …
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