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Research and Development of Tactile Facsimile Reading Aid for the Blind (The Optacon). Final Report.
Linvill, John G. – 1973
Presented is a report on the 5-year project to develop the Optacon, an electronic device which allows the blind individual to read ordinary printed matter directly and independently. Chapter (1) provides and introduction and overview of the Optacon Project. Summarized in Chapter (2) is a chronological account of the Optacon Project which traces…
Descriptors: Blindness, Electromechanical Aids, Exceptional Child Research, Material Development
Laenger, Charles J., Sr.; Peel, H. Herbert – 1978
The report details the development and design of a mechanical hand for communicating with deaf blind persons. It is explained that the device, which looks and functions like the human hand, forms the symbols of the one-hand manual alphabet upon command from a standard electric typewriter keyboard. The report addresses the following topics (sample…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Educational Media, Electromechanical Aids, Finger Spelling
