MADRID, December 23 (Portaltic / EP) –
The National Braille Press is finishing polish the B2G-20, the first ‘tablet’ Braille to fight for literacy of the blind. This project intended to help reduce unemployment and poverty , more intense in an area of ??minority population, according to the organization’s president, Brian A. MacDonald.
‘gadget’ size will Amazon Kindle and instead of a traditional screen will have a text field of 20 characters with points of nickel and titanium able to form Braille letters. Also the user can enter data with a keyboard eight keys.
The authors of the project are the pioneer in assistive technology and Deane Blazie hardware engineer Mike Romeo, who are cooperating with the National Braille Press voluntarily.
The tablet will use the latest version of Android so it will include voice recognition linked to Braille tutorials, Wifi, GPS, and a camera capable of take a picture of a symbol or a menu to read Braille.
development team has already raised and spent a million dollars and now need another 200,000 to be able to bring the device to market, so they are considering launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise that amount by ‘crowdfounding’. The tablet would be priced below $ 2,500 per unit.
The organization is also completing the development of a ‘tablet’ that displays 3D graphics for the blind, but are exploring avenues for funding.
Related links:
– National Braille Press
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