Visual-Tactile Image Representation For The Visually Impaired Using Braille Device

• Main Author: Abdulaziz , Bagiev
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2014
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/13921/1/Abdulaziz%20Bagiev_14178_BIS_Dissertation_VisualTactileImageRe.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/13921/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Nowadays Internet usage is dramatically increasing all over the world and the information dissemination and acquisition is easier for sighted users. Unfortunately, visually impaired are still facing difficulties in interaction with websites. Particularly, screen reader is unable to facilitate disabled users to identify images such as basic geometric shapes. Inability to identify the shapes displayed on the screen creates restriction to interact and comprehend the content of websites for visually impaired. Thus, this project examines earlier researches and eases the web interaction of the blind people by identifying the shape of visual image converted into tactile representation using Braille device. For further investigation of the hypotheses, qualitative and quantitative method is used. The study findings are addressed to build a system that tackles the issue that screen reader is unable to address. System evaluation is executed upon producing the prototype of the system which comprises of user testing. The system is expected to improve understanding the content of webpage and enhance the interaction of visually impaired with web. Future recommendations and further findings will be discussed when system prototype milestone is fulfilled.