Hoi,
I do not know exactly how Braille works but if a character in a
standard script can be represented by Braille characters in stead,
then all it seems to need is a method for us to replace the existing
Unicode character with the Braille Unicode character. As we already
have WebFonts functionality it seems to me that what is needed is a
conversion before the characters are send to the user. When this is
done, we can show you the Braille characters on your screen.

When a Braille keyboard is used, what is needed is to convert the
Braille sequences to whatever script / language is used before it is
actually saved.

I am convinced that there are many developers both in India and in the
rest of the world who are able to take on this challenge and have a
proof of concept in a week.

Thanks,
      GerardM

On 24 November 2011 22:12, Pradeep Mohandas

<pradeep.mohandas@hotmail.com> wrote:
> hi,
>
> We were happy to have people with visual challenges challenging our
> interactions with them. I, personally, was challenged at at least two points
> in the conference although I thought I had been sensitized for such
> interactions.
>
> We do have an online feedback form for the Conference but wonder whether we
> can have more ways to reach people with visual challenges and the aged for
> feedback on how the Conference treated them and how we can improve our
> communication of the Conference (in future) to them.
>
> Thank you for bringing up this point, Vickram.
>
> warm regards,
> Pradeep Mohandas
>
> User:Prad2609
>
> ________________________________
> Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:45:03 +0530
> From: vvcrishna@radiophony.com
> To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Braille/touchscreen integration
>
> Several persons attending the recent WikiConfIndia 2011 drew attention to
> the need for greater ease of use for persons with visual challenges - Barry
> Newstead referred specifically to this need, commenting that in general,
> usability improvements for persons with special needs pay off for the
> community at large.
>
> This recent development at Stanford
> http://www.springwise.com/lifestyle_leisure/braille-writing-software-touchscreen-devices/
> describes how visually impaired persons with Braille skills can interact
> directly with touchscreen devices. What is very striking about this solution
> is that it does not involve tactile feedback, as one might expect. Instead,
> once switched to Braille mode, the screen senses multiple finger placement
> and translates that into the expected Braille codes (see the video to
> understand this, if you are unfamiliar with Braille typing).
>
> To echo Barry's comments made at WCI2011, I think a certain amount of such
> out-of-the-box thinking could go a long way to creating an interface that is
> intuitively more approachable than the present wiki editor.
>
> --
> Vickram
> Fool On The Hill
>
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