An interactive and multi-functional refreshable Braille device for the visually impaired

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dc.contributor.authorBasciftci, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorEldem, Ayse
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T19:23:03Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T19:23:03Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough visually impaired people are generally considered to be dependent and helpless people, they actually share the same characteristics as other people. Thanks to the Braille alphabet, which has been developed to reduce inequality of opportunity to minimum, their lives become a little bit easier. Besides Braille alphabet, there are many devices and software developed for visually impaired people. In this study, a readable, vocalized and refreshable Braille device, which can ease the lives of visually impaired people, has been developed. The results of the tests on this device with 20 visually-impaired people whose ages ranged between 5 and 15 and who do not know the Braille alphabet indicated the usability rate of this device to be 81.8%. The usability rate of the device was found to be 97.16% in the tests with 30 visually-impaired people whose ages ranged between 10 and 33 and who know the Braille alphabet. The durability test of the device indicated that Braille cells worked with 100% efficiency in the trials from 50 characters to 4000 characters. The device was superior both in terms of features and 35% cheaper compared to the ones available on the market. Besides, it was determined that USB connection transmitted data faster compared to the Bluetooth connection. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTUBiTAKTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [113E778]; Selcuk University Scientific Research Projects (BAP) CoordinatorshipSelcuk University [14401107]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study is supported by TUBiTAK with Project number 113E778 and by Selcuk University Scientific Research Projects (BAP) Coordinatorship with Project number 14401107.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.displa.2015.11.001en_US
dc.identifier.endpage41en_US
dc.identifier.issn0141-9382en_US
dc.identifier.issn1872-7387en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage33en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.displa.2015.11.001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/33247
dc.identifier.volume41en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000373547900006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherELSEVIERen_US
dc.relation.ispartofDISPLAYSen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectRefreshable Braille deviceen_US
dc.subjectBrailleen_US
dc.subjectBraille displayen_US
dc.subjectReading Braille deviceen_US
dc.subjectBlinden_US
dc.titleAn interactive and multi-functional refreshable Braille device for the visually impaireden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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