AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being
KEYWORDS
deaf-blind, communication, interaction
COUNTRY
Germany
DESIGNED BY
Tom Bieling, Ulrike Gollner, Tiago Martins, Gesche Joost;
Design Research Lab (Berlin)
WEBSITE
http://tinyurl.com/zpvcukl
Lorm Hand – A Communication Device for Deaf-Blind People
Helping deaf-blind people to communicate, by translating Touch into digital text and vice versa.
The “Lorm Glove” is a portable communication device allowing deaf-blind users to send and receive messages over a distance. It can interpret Lorm* Alphabet signs through pressure sensors and relay them to a smartphone, tablet or desktop computer. It can also receive text from a device and play it back as Lorm Alphabet signs,? through tactile actuators. ??
Messages can be translated to and from speech; as well as to and from other languages. Using the Lorm Glove, a deaf-blind individual can communicate with those not familiar with the Lorm Alphabet, in a group or over a distance. It also allows to browse and participate in the www.
The “Lorm Hand” is an interactive installation through which deaf-blind individuals can post messages on social networks (e.g. Facebook or Twitter). The Lorm Hand can also be used as an educational tool, to learn and practice the Lorm Alphabet.
* The tactile hand-touch alphabet LORM is a common way of communication used by the deaf-blind.