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How would a blind or deafblind person that lives in Japan read and write, like the signs in the city and phones, etc? (self.Blind)
submitted by jdpanxw
How would a blind or deafblind person that lives in Japan read and write, like the signs in the city and phones, etc?
CloudyBeep 3 points 3y ago
I'm not sure what you mean. There is Japanese braille. Apparently, Japanese braille is centred around kana.
razzretina 2 points 3y ago
There's braille in other languages. It's not a language, it's an alphabet. It was created by a French guy and adapted to serve the needs of users in other languages. There's a lot of detail about it on Wikipedia but I don't know how much sense it will make if you don't understand how English braille works.
As for electronic devices, if you have an iPhone you can turn on Japanese VoiceOver right now. It does the same thing as a regular screen readers, just in a different language. Things like TTYs and refreshable braille displays are probably the same as in English, just using Japanese language.
I don't know as much about sign language, but I assume there is Japanese sign language and, by extension, hand sign (where you sign into someone's palm) for those who are deafblind.
As for electronic devices, if you have an iPhone you can turn on Japanese VoiceOver right now. It does the same thing as a regular screen readers, just in a different language. Things like TTYs and refreshable braille displays are probably the same as in English, just using Japanese language.
I don't know as much about sign language, but I assume there is Japanese sign language and, by extension, hand sign (where you sign into someone's palm) for those who are deafblind.
jdpanxw [OP] 1 points 3y ago
How does the screen reader and Braille display know what each kanji or hiragana symbol mean?
KillerLag 2 points 3y ago
They don't "know" what it means, but they are programmed. In English, when they system encounters the letter e, it sends the signal to the braille reader to display dots 1 and 5. In Japanese, it would do something similiar but with a different code.
razzretina 1 points 3y ago
The same way Siri “knows” how to pronounce words when you ask her a question. It’s all programmed into the software.
CloudyBeep 1 points 3y ago
I can't answer for a screen reader, but the information under "References, History and Credits" might be how it works for braille displays, but I really don't know for sure. https://www.duxburysystems.com/documentation/dbt12.4/language_translation_tables/japanese_kana.htm
impablomations 2 points 3y ago
Just like they would in any other country.
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