The world’s first braille smart watch for the
blind human. The team behind the Dot Watch explain how their wearable device will
break down barriers. An estimated 285 million people in the world are visually
impaired, this includes legally blind and visually impaired persons (VIP). Yet,
for the last two decades there have been no new technology innovations geared
towards these groups, according to ‘Dot’, a braille smart watch producer Educational
and day-to-day life has, therefore, remained severely limited.” Dot intends to
alleviate this “digital divide” between visually impaired and sighted
communities by providing a technology which is inclusive, easy-to-use and
accessible.
To indicate different types of notification (e.g. a
phone call and a message), the watch also features different vibration
patterns. Wearers can then use the buttons on the side of the watch to read
select information. The device comes with the option to have scrolling
automated or manual to make it accessible to both proficient and slower braille
readers. The Dot Mini is designed to enhance the vision of supplying
educational devices to the visually impaired, with a focus on children in
developing countries who are not able to afford costly devices. While the
company intends for the Dot Pad to be the next product to make an impactful
social difference in the areas of education, employment, and access to
information for the blind and the visually impaired.
“In a world of video content and images,” Choi
says, the information gap for the blind and visually impaired is getting bigger
and bigger. This is because the only technology that allows them to have
real-time information in tactile are the one-line braille displays. Imagine
having to calculate math problems horizontally or read an entire book one
sentence at a time. The company is currently working on its Dot Public, a
smart-city solution for inclusive technology supporting information. Through
this tech, the company hopes to make public infrastructure accessible - having
information accessible in bus stops, public buildings and all kinds of
transportation
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