• DocumentCode
    595700
  • Title

    Enabling visually impaired to read messages from modern gadgets

  • Author

    Subbu, R.S. ; Gnanaraj, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., KCG Coll. of Technol., Chennai, India
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    18-21 Dec. 2012
  • Firstpage
    502
  • Lastpage
    505
  • Abstract
    This paper introduces a design of a new independent electronic device which will enable a visually challenged person to read messages from cell phones to emails. These devices operate at a very low voltage and are attached wirelessly through Bluetooth to the modern gadgets. The visually challenged people are more sensitive to touch at the finger tip when compared to the normal individuals. Taking advantage of this extra sensitiveness of the visually challenged person, these devices does the conversion of alphabets into vibrations in a definite format. The vibration is generated from the small DC vibrator motors placed in 3×2 matrix formats. Despite of technological development these persons are unable to utilize the opportunity to share messages through modern gadgets without help from normal persons. This paper is an initiative to reduce the difficulties faced by the visually challenged persons to read messages from modern gadgets and to enable them to read messages with ease and comfort autonomously.
  • Keywords
    Bluetooth; cellular radio; handicapped aids; vision defects; Bluetooth; DC vibrator motors; cell phones; definite format; finger tip; independent electronic device; modern gadgets; read messages; visually challenged person; visually impaired; Bluetooth; Communication system security; Microcontrollers; Mobile handsets; Pins; Vibrations; Wireless communication; ATmega 328 microcontroller; Arduino Uno; Bluetooth Bee HC-06 kit; Braille codes; Braille dots; Braille letters; vibration motor(sensors);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Sensing Technology (ICST), 2012 Sixth International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kolkata
  • ISSN
    2156-8065
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2246-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSensT.2012.6461730
  • Filename
    6461730