“VisionTouch Phone” for the Blind
- Author:
Robest Yong
- Publication Type:Editorial
- Keywords:
Blind;
phone;
mobile;
innovations
- MeSH:
Visually Impaired Persons;
Cell Phones;
Inventions
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
2013;20(5):1-4
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Our objective is to enable the blind to use smartphones with touchscreens to make calls and to send text messages (sms) with ease, speed, and accuracy. We believe that with our proposed platform, which enables the blind to locate the position of the keypads, new games and education, and safety applications will be increasingly developed for the blind. This innovative idea can also be implemented on tablets for the blind, allowing them to use information websites such as Wikipedia and newspaper portals.
