Electroactive polymer actuators stimulated by appropriate levels of electric field are
particularly attractive for human-assist devices such as Braille. The development of a full …

Haptic technology can help deliver more immersive virtual reality and augmented reality
experiences by adding the sense of touch to visual and auditory interfaces. However …

Traditional paper documents with Braille characters and tangible graphics have obvious
defects to disseminate knowledge in the information age. Information accessibility is an …

Blindness represents one of the major disabling societal causes, impacting the life of
visually impaired people and their families. For what concerns the access to written …

Braille is one of the most popular mediums of education for the blind. However, learning
braille requires trainers and a lot of practice. Additionally, different individuals have different …

This works presents a survey on recent technologies applied for Refreshable Braille
Displays (RBD): these devices allow the dynamic rendering of refreshable Braille …

For people with visual impairments, tactile graphics are an important means to learn and
explore information. However, raised line tactile graphics created with traditional materials …

This paper presents a novel bidirectional tactile display by integrating an antagonistic
dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) with a V-shaped electrostatic actuator (EA), called …

This paper reports on the progress of a wearable assistive technology (AT) device designed
to enhance the independent, safe, and efficient mobility of blind and visually impaired …

There are total 37 million blind people across the world. Out of that 15 million are from India.
These people are unable to access the documents or electronics media which are not …