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Looking to talk to a blind person (self.Blind)
submitted by acid_falcon
I'm a programmer/DIY kinda person, and I've been thinking about making a sort of handheld braille e reader. I know I've seen a couple around, I'm not trying to start a business or anything, I'm kinda just looking for a personal project to keep my hands busy
I've been looking at the braille specifications, but I feel like I'm missing some things because I don't really know Braille
I would love to like have a phone call with someone who really knows braille inside and out. If anyone on here wants to talk, DM me!
I've been looking at the braille specifications, but I feel like I'm missing some things because I don't really know Braille
I would love to like have a phone call with someone who really knows braille inside and out. If anyone on here wants to talk, DM me!
siriuslylupin6 1 points 2y ago
If you still want help I am not that technical but pretty good on the user side and I read braille extensively so yeah.
EmeraldSunrise4000 1 points 2y ago
Hi! I just dropped you a message :-)
bradley22 1 points 2y ago
I’d be willing to talk :) I live in the UK.
Pm me and we can go from there, if you have whatsapp or skype that would make things a lot easier.
Pm me and we can go from there, if you have whatsapp or skype that would make things a lot easier.
acid_falcon [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Cool I'll message you!
Marconius 1 points 2y ago
So, you are looking to make a braille display?
acid_falcon [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Yeah pretty much! I've been looking at the specs so I got the measurements down, but I want to talk to talk to someone who really knows it because I'm missing the human element, you know?
acid_falcon [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Oh also just like basic user interface stuff I have no idea about! I got a system planned out for doing the actual braille part with the dots, but interacting with a device is a whole other thing. It's super interesting to me
retrolental_morose 1 points 2y ago
could you elaborate on your actual dot plans, from an engineering standpoint?
acid_falcon [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Sure, it's not complicated at all, but I might not explain it super well.
I'm going to go with a sword with a hilt as an example, bear with me.
The tip of the sword is what comes out of the hole, and what a person feels. There's a spring along the blade that goes from the hole to the hilt, and there's a motor that just turns and pushes the "sword" up, to make a dot. And when it turns the other way, the spring pushes it back down
That makes sense to me but I'm really bad at explaining myself
Edit:
Also I have a resin 3D printer so it's easy for me to fabricate little parts like this
I'm going to go with a sword with a hilt as an example, bear with me.
The tip of the sword is what comes out of the hole, and what a person feels. There's a spring along the blade that goes from the hole to the hilt, and there's a motor that just turns and pushes the "sword" up, to make a dot. And when it turns the other way, the spring pushes it back down
That makes sense to me but I'm really bad at explaining myself
Edit:
Also I have a resin 3D printer so it's easy for me to fabricate little parts like this
retrolental_morose 1 points 2y ago
:) low-cost Refreshable Braille has been a bit of a dream for a while. Given that a traditional Braille cell requires 6 pins (8 for any sort of computer work usually), you'd be looking at over 20 motors just for a handful of cells. I'd love more Braille devices on the market. A proper wristwatch with 4 or 6 cells would be neat, or something I can wear over the back of a hand would be cool, that would work as a GPS tool or a system to read print with the right extras.
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