• DocumentCode
    1080145
  • Title

    Development progress on a microelectronic tactile facsimile reading aid for the blind

  • Author

    Linvill, J.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1969
  • fDate
    12/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    271
  • Lastpage
    274
  • Abstract
    Progress is described on a reading aid for the blind which is intended to give the blind direct access to ordinary printed material. Operation principles and construction of the device are described. Recent reading performance of a subject on typed reading material is presented.
  • Keywords
    Conducting materials; Facsimile; Image generation; Image resolution; Microelectronics; Optical arrays; Optical materials; Phototransistors; Pins; Planar arrays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Audio and Electroacoustics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9278
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAU.1969.1162062
  • Filename
    1162062