Literature Reviews

Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.

• A Portable Device for the Translation of Braille to Text

  Iain Murray, Andrew Pasquale (2006) — Proceedings of the 8th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '06)

  This paper presents the development of a portable, handheld device that optically scans embossed Braille and translates it into printed text in real time. The device addresses a significant communication barrier: while many blind and vision-impaired …

  • braille
  • optical braille recognition
  • assistive technology
  • visual impairment
  • communication
  • portable device