| Presentation | 2007/10/12 A Study on Legibility of Enlarged Braille Tetsuya WATANABE, Susumu OOUCHI, |
|---|---|
| PDF Download Page | PDF download Page Link |
| Abstract(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Abstract(in English) | Persons who acquired visual disability late in life sometimes find it easier to read enlarged braille rather than the standard-sized braille. Thus, we developed software which can print braille with variable interdot spaces. By using this software, we printed braille sheets with five kinds of interdot spaces and conducted an experiment to explore the relationship between the interdot spaces and legibility of braille with beginners in braille as subjects. Both objective and subjective data showed that (1) braille with wider interdot spaces than the Japanese standard-sized braille was easier to read, but (2) braille with too wide interdot spaces, such as Jumbo Braille, was difficult to read, therefore (3) the Japanese L-sized braille and braille with its neighboring sizes were appropriate for the beginners. |
| Keyword(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Keyword(in English) | Blind Persons / Braille / Interdot Spaces / Mental Workload |
| Paper # | WIT2007-30 |
| Date of Issue |
| Conference Information | |
| Committee | WIT |
|---|---|
| Conference Date | 2007/10/12(1days) |
| Place (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Place (in English) | |
| Topics (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Topics (in English) | |
| Chair | |
| Vice Chair | |
| Secretary | |
| Assistant | |
| Paper Information | |
| Registration To | Well-being Information Technology(WIT) |
|---|---|
| Language | JPN |
| Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Sub Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Title (in English) | A Study on Legibility of Enlarged Braille |
| Sub Title (in English) | |
| Keyword(1) | Blind Persons |
| Keyword(2) | Braille |
| Keyword(3) | Interdot Spaces |
| Keyword(4) | Mental Workload |
| 1st Author's Name | Tetsuya WATANABE |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | National Institute of Special Needs Education() |
| 2nd Author's Name | Susumu OOUCHI |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | National Institute of Special Needs Education |
| Date | 2007/10/12 |
| Paper # | WIT2007-30 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.107 |
| Number (no) | 273 |
| Page | pp.pp.- |
| #Pages | 4 |
| Date of Issue | |