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| Title: | A device to enable visually-disabled people to read a printed text | |
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| Comcept: | Loss of sight and hearing restricts an access to information. This leads to inability to learn, work, communicate, life in a society. The device should provide these people with an access to daily information. The project combines functions of the following devices: an electronic braille display, a hand held scanner, a translator to Braille, a notebook, a voice synthesizer, a Dictaphone and a calculator. The combination of these functions creates a machine which makes a blind person able to read a printed text single handedly, even from different kinds of sources, e.g. books, newspapers etc., as well as, to make notes using Braille. The device should also be compatible with PC to enable the visually handicapped to interactively work and play. Minimal dimensions, protective cover as well as an ergonomic shape of these appliances, make it possible to carry them easily and safely and use them whenever and wherever there is a need. | |
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| Coment: | This design combines the various functions the visually impaired use daily to obtain information ﾐ scanner, electronic Braille display, Braille translator - all in a compact portable device. On the technical front, several aspects still need further review, such as the method of accurately scanning printed materials. Although at this point, a visually impaired individual would not be able to control the device without help, the development of any device that helps the visually impaired communicate better with society is always gratefully welcomed. | |
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Name of Applicant: | Igor Michal Labuda |
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| Date of Birth: | 1980/4/29 | |
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| Sex: | Male | |
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| Nationality: | Poland | |
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| Residence: | Poland | |
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| Academic History: | Urban Design of Tadeusz?Ko_ciuszko University
of Technology in Cracow. Last-year student of Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Industrial Design in Cracow. |
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| Occupation: | Master of Science (Architect), Student of Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow |
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| Awards: |
2004 honorary mention - handle design (The First Country-wide Festival of Young Designer in Toru?) |
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| Exhibitions: | 2004 Toru? (The First Country-wide Festival
of Young Designer in Toru? 2004 Cracow (The Tenth International Biennale of Architecture in Cracow) |
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