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
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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-touchsc... 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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