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This group was involved with recruiting test subjects for the finger reader prototype.
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The fingerreader is a ring like device that.
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Shilkrot expressed his gratitude to members of the vibug visually impaired blind users group who meet at mit.
Welcome to the section of our site devoted to scanners and readers for those with low vision or the blind.
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Mit s fingerreader could make life easier for the blind.
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Researchers at mit have developed a wearable device that enables blind and vision impaired people to read any printed text without the use of braille.
Conclusion we contributed finger reader a novel concept for text reading for the blind utilizing a local sequential scan that enables continuous feedback and non linear text skimming.
Suranga nanayakkara who as a postdoc at mit helped develop the finger reader a device aimed at helping people with visual impairments read without the need for clunky hardware.
Qualitative evaluation of finger reader with 4 congenitally blind users was conducted.
The fingerreader mounted on the user s finger is equipped with a number of sensors that allows it to read text on a page on behalf of the reader.
The goals were 1 to explore potential usability issues with the design and 2 to gain insight on the various feedback modes audio haptic or both.
The finger reader lets people read only what they re pointing at promising a relatively fuss free experience especially when out and about.
Scientists have developed a ring like device worn on the index finger that reads aloud books and restaurant menus on the go for people who are blind.
Motivated by focus group sessions with blind participants our method proposes a solution to a limitation of most existing technologies.
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