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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

DrawBraille SmartPhone for Blind


Today when everyone is in rush of buying better smartphone from each other ,a new concept has came for BLIND people to have a SMART phone . This  concept design by Shikun Sun, an industrial design student at Sheffield Hallam University in England, the visually impaired could be included in this trend. The DrawBraille Mobile Phone is a cell phone that uses a braille board and finger pads that allow the blind to communicate efficiently.This design includes a book reader, text messaging, email, and even music capabilities
The DrawBraille Mobile Phone  comprised of 35 braille buttons in five rows. Since the main keyboard cannot hold the entire braille text, there are also raised “scroll up” and “scroll down” buttons for more options. The second ece is similar to the touch screen on many smart phones, but with a unique raised surface for information input. The user can tap and drag and even create their own shortcuts and words through a combination of commands.

This phone’s battery life can be measured on its side, with 5 raised dots each representing 20% of its juice that retract once their percentage is used up. I don't have any  news on the production of this super smart braille phone till now. Hope this will boon for visually impaired people


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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

UNIVERSAL DESIGN VERSION OF INDIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM IN ITS CENTENARY YEAR: A PRODUCTION OF AYJNIHH

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Indian National anthem on 27th December 1911, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped in Mumbai, brought out a Universal design version of the Indian National anthem. This version of the Indian National anthem has features of Universal design, such as audio description for the Blind Persons, Indian Sign Language & Captions for the Deaf Persons. Captions are available in 14 Indian Languages and English Language.
    Indian National anthem is the honor  and pride of our country. Expression of patriotism with dignity is increased in this version of Indian National Anthem through accessibility format. The certification from censor board of film certification (CBFC) has been obtained for Universal & Educational viewing of this version of Indian National Anthem. Special Schools and organizations for the Deaf and Cinema theatres in the country could enable equal participation for all by screening this version of Indian National Anthem. It is also available in DVD format at the Indian Sign Language Cell of the Institute. The same has been made available in the website of the institute using the YouTube.
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