Jettech: Braille translator
Problems:
– A person with vision impaired or deaf-blindness may experience
difficulty connecting with their local community due to mobility
challenges, access to info and perhaps most importantly, communicating
with others . Hence , they are mostly lack of confidence and motivation to
face their challenges in their daily life routine as they are alienated from
the normal people due to their inferiority.
Issue around the worldwide :
– – Braille is not a universal language
o It is not being taught widely in schools, is not popular with parents
of blind children, and social services departments often do not have
the budget to help adults learn
o Beliefs among educators about Braille are only one reason, albeit a
very significant one, that Braille literacy has declined in the United
States to the point where it is estimated that only 10 percent of
blind children are learning it. Other factors include a shortage of
teachers qualified to give Braille instruction, the need for improved
methods of producing and distributing Braille point
– It is important to increase the public awareness on using braille language
because :
o It is an irreplaceable means of communication for people who are
totally blind
o For reading a menu, operating a lift, finding where things are in a
hotel room, there is no alternative
– The estimated number of people visually impaired in the world is 285
million, 39 million blind and 246 million having low vision; 65 % of
people visually impaired and 82% of all blind are 50 years and older
– The number of blind people across the world is set to triple within the
next four decades, researchers suggest.
– According to Lancet Global Health, they predict cases will rise from 36
million to 115 million by 2050, if treatment is not improved by better
funding.
– According to the statistic from BBC news , there are 70% blind adults are
unemployed and 50% high school students are drop out .
o Therefore , the unemployment across the vision impaired or deaf–
blind people are critically high due to their disability of
communication.
Solution :
– Therefore, our team comes out with an idea to solve the issue
that faced by the vision impaired or deaf-blind population to
help them In achieving a better life and being accepted by the
society through interacting and communicating with the
society.
– The solution : We aim to promote the usage of braille in order
to eliminate the barriers between the inferior and outcasted
population and the society.
o “A point translator “
▪ It is a braille smart translator box for deaf-blind
users.
▪ It can direct convert the conversation in many
others language such as English, Chinese, French
and so on to braille through mini microphone inside
the translator box for the deaf-blind people/vision
