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Grunwald, Arnold – 1977
A project summary and 20 related papers are presented on the Argonne Braille Machine, a device which produces braille-equivalent information on magnetic tape rather than embossing dots on paper. The summary traces the machine's development while 10 papers cover such issues as user reactions, evaluation proposals, use and care of the machine, the…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Computers, Electromechanical Aids
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
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on library services and developments in reading materials for the blind, which were presented at the 1984 Expert Meeting of the IFLA Section of Libraries for the Blind include: (1) "Teaching Map Concepts to the Blind" (R. B. Horsfall and B. Cox, Canada); (2) "Optical Character Recognition 'Reading' for Computerized Braille Production"…
Descriptors: Audiodisc Recordings, Blindness, Braille, Developing Nations