Title :
Automated Braille production from word-processed documents
Author :
Blenkhorn, Paul ; Evans, Gareth
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Univ. of Manchester Inst. of Sci. & Technol., UK
fDate :
3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper describes a novel method for automatically generating Braille documents from word-processed (Microsoft Word) documents. In particular it details how, by using the Word Object Model, the translation system can map the layout information (format) in the print document into an appropriate Braille equivalent.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; language translation; word processing; Microsoft Word; Word Object Model; automated Braille production; blindness; formatting; layout information; text documents translation; translation system; word-processed documents; Availability; Computer displays; Document handling; Engines; Helium; Printers; Printing; Production; Speech; Systems engineering and theory; Algorithms; Automatic Data Processing; Blindness; Humans; Reading; Reproducibility of Results; Sensory Aids; Software; Touch; Translating; Word Processing;
Journal_Title :
Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/7333.918280
