Taptic-edu
Taptic-edu will enhance the rights of visually impaired people for braille literacy and education.
Despite braille literacy directly correlates with employment and quality of life, only 1 out of 10 blind people can read braille. Taptic-edu is an affordable, effective and fun braille teachware with 9 refreshable braille cells and blocks connected to a mobile application via Bluetooth. 3 Benefits: 1. Schools do not have to hire as many teachers as before, as multiple students can be taught simultaneously by one tutor. 2. Parents spend less time on learning braille as anyone can teach braille with mobile application 3. It allows kids to stay engaged in learning while having fun with sound feedback. A tutor selects alphabet or word on mobile application, then it will be shown in braille on device with refreshable pins. Students touch and feel the shapes and copy them with braille blocks. Device will tell them if it is right or wrong with voice feedback. Students also can study by themselves without tutor. We have patented technology for the refreshable pins.