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BACKGROUND Our project topic is : Innovations for the

blind There are many blind people in this world .

Have you ever paid attention to them? Have you ever helped them?

As the technological progress, there are more and more innovations that specially designed for the blind.

In this project, we will introduce 3 useful innovations for the blind. After our presentation, we hope that all of you will have better understanding of the innovations for the blind and take good care of the blind around us!

Introduction of

innovations for the

blind

Applications

Survey Result and

Analysis

Conclusion

PRESENTATION FLOW

B-TOUCH MOBILE PHONE

1. Phone

Dial & store number

2. Reader

Scan & translate text

into Braille/voice

3. Navigati

on

Notify in voice/though

vibration, Fluid

pressure buttons

4. Recogniz

er

Tell what’s that & colour /

geometrical shapes &

colour

Cannot show the colors Difficult to share with other

Background• Touching an object help a blind person get a sense of

what it is • but can’t use photographs to capture and keep

memories.Function

• Acts as an instant braille printer, • Translate basic shape of an object into texture• blind can collect “images” in an album.

Advantages•Keep memories Build confident

• Have more entertainment Increase life standardDisadvantag

es

BRAILLE POLAROID CAMERA

NAVIGATION BRACELET

• Guide the blind to their destination

• Provide information about different products

• Avoid the blind from hitting the obstacle

GPS

• voice commands• audio and haptic

feedbackSpeaking

• Interact with people

• Suitable for everyone

Entertaining

MIND MAP

Q1 Do you have any friends who is blind?

Q2 Do you know any innovations for the blind?

Q3 Which innovations have you heard for the blind?

Q4 Guess what are the functions of the Navigational bracelet (GPS) .

Q5 Where do the blind wear Navigational bracelet (GPS)?

Q6 Guess what are the functions of B-touch mobile phone

QUESTIONNAIRE SAMPLE

QUESTIONNAIRE

Q7 Do your know which camera is specially designed for the blind?

Q8 Do you agree that those electronic devices can improve blind people's living standard?

Q9 Do you think that it is necessary to invent more innovations for blind?

Q10 Do you agree that Hong Kong society is providing help to the blind in / the following aspect?

Q11 Which innovations for the blind that you like the most?

Q12 Rank the following  aspect that you think is important to the blind.

Q13 What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Guess/relate the features of those smartphone they use Do not have much knowledge of this application 12

19

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0

12

Guess what are the functions of B-touch

mobile phone. Listening to musicPlaying applicationsNavigational Braille charactersPhone Call

Survey analysis

Human factor accounts for the provision of help People think they are helping the blind by providing lots of advices 18%

23%

28%

30%

Do you agree that Hong Kong society is provid-

ing help to the blind in / the following as-

pect?

Transportation (e.g.bus, MTR)Road sign (e.g.traffic road)Shopping (e.g.shopping mall)Peolpe

Safety – major concerns Blind people require a higher level of security than the ordinary people

7%

38%55%

Rank the following  aspect that you think is important to the blind.

Entertainment Convenience Safety

Innovations improve life standard of blind.

Need of high tech. for blind is high

87%

13%

Q9:Do you think that it is necessary to invent more innovations for blind?

Yes No

B-touch mobile phone is the most popular among people.

Majority of people did not know any innovations for the blind.For those who knew , 12% of them heard about B-Touch Mobile Phone, 19% of them knew the eye stick and it counted for 3% for the others.It indicates that generally the public did not pay much attention to the innovations for the blind.

66%

13%

3%19%

Q2+3: Do you know any innovations for the blind?

If yes, which innovations have you heard for the blind? No

B-Touch Mobile Phone

Others

The eye stick

Half people knew that Polaroid was the one specially designed for the blind.

There are 12%,22% and 16% of people chose Casio,Canon,Sony respectively.

It shows that Polaroid is still not generally recognised by the public.

Q7: DO YOUR KNOW WHICH CAMERA IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE BLIND?

Polaroid50%

Sony DSC-QX100/B16%

Canon EOS-1D X22%

Casio EX-ZR20012%

Ordinary people do not know much about the blind They hold the view that more innovation should be produced for the blind. Majority of people did not know any innovations for the blind. People think they are helping the blind by providing lots of advices Polaroid, B-touch mobile phone are still not generally recognized by the public. B-touch mobile phone is the most popular among people. The society should pay more attention to the blind in order to be a caring society.

Conclusion

12 Ingenious Gadgets & Technologies Designed for the Blind

http://weburbanist.com/2010/04/05/12-ingenious-gadgets-technologies-for-the-blind/

B-touch mobile phonehttp://www.yankodesign.com/2009/06/1

5/touchphone-for-the-blind/

Information

Task Member

Project Background Chan Wai Cheung

Survey & Data Processing Chan Wai CheungCheung Ting

Leung Yan Sin

Data Analysis Chan Wai CheungCheung Ting

Leung Yan Sin

Conclusion Cheung Ting

Design Leung Yan Sin

Work Division

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