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The today and tomorrow of Braille learning

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ASSETS '13: Proceedings of the 15th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

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Published: 21 October 2013 Publication History

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Despite the overwhelming emergence of accessible digital technologies, Braille still plays a role in providing blind people with access to content. Nevertheless, many fail to see the benefits of nurturing Braille, particularly given the time and effort required to achieve proficiency. Our research focuses on maximizing access and motivation to learn and use Braille. We present initial insights from 5 interviews with blind people, comprising of Braille instructors and students, where we characterize the learning process and usage of Braille. Based on our findings, we have identified a set of opportunities around Braille education. Moreover, we devised scenarios, and built hardware and software solutions to motivate discovery and retention of Braille literacy.

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The today and tomorrow of Braille learning
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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ASSETS '13: Proceedings of the 15th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

October 2013

343 pages

ISBN:9781450324052

DOI:10.1145/2513383

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