Innovation for the blind

2. 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!

4. B-TOUCH MOBILE PHONE
1.
Phone
Dial & store
number
2.
Reader
Scan & translate
text into
Braille/voice
3.
Navigation
Notify in
voice/though
vibration, Fluid
pressure buttons
4.
Recognizer
Tell what’s that &
colour /
geometrical
shapes & colour

5. 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
Have more entertainment
Build confident
Increase life standard
Disadvantages
Cannot show the colors
Difficult to share with other

6. NAVIGATION BRACELET
GPS
Speaking
• Guide the blind to their
destination
• Provide information about
different products
• Avoid the blind from
hitting the obstacle
• voice commands
• audio and haptic
feedback
• Interact with
people
Entertaining
• Suitable for
everyone

7. MIND MAP

8. 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) .
Where do the blind wear Navigational bracelet
(GPS)?
Guess what are the functions of B-touch mobile
phone
Q5
Q6

9. 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?
Do you agree that Hong Kong society is providing
help to the blind in / the following aspect?
Q10
Q11
Q12
Q13
Which innovations for the blind that you like the
most?
Rank the following aspect that you think is important
to the blind.
What is the highest level of education you have
completed?

10.  Guess/relate the
features of those
smartphone they
use
 Do not have
much knowledge
of this
application
Guess what are the
functions of B-touch mobile
Listening phone.
to music
Playing applications
Navigational Braille characters
Phone Call
SMS
12
0
13
19
12

11.  Human factor
accounts for the
provision of help
 People think they
are helping the
blind by providing
lots of advices
Do you agree that Hong
Kong society is providing
help to the blind in / the
following aspect?
Transportation (e.g.bus, MTR)
Road sign (e.g.traffic road)
Shopping (e.g.shopping mall)
Peolpe
24%
18%
28%
59%
30%

12. Rank the following aspect
that you think is important to
the blind.
Entertainment
Convenience
Safety
 Safety – major
concerns
7%
55%
38%
 Blind people
require a higher
level of security
than the ordinary
people

13. Innovations improve life standard of blind.

14. Q9:Do you think that it is necessary to invent more innovations for blind?
Yes
No
13%
87%
Need of high tech. for blind is high

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

16. Q2+3: Do you know any innovations for the blind?
If yes, which innovations have you heard for the
blind?
12%
66%
No
19%
B-Touch
Mobile
Phone
Others
22%
3%
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.

17. Q7: DO YOUR KNOW WHICH CAMERA IS
SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE BLIND?
Cano
n
EOS1D X
22%
Casio
EXZR200
12%
Sony
DSCQX100
/B
16%
Polar
oid
50%
 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.

18.  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.

19.  12 Ingenious Gadgets & Technologies Designed
for the Blind
 http://weburbanist.com/2010/04/05/12ingenious-gadgets-technologies-for-the-blind/
 B-touch mobile phone
 http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/06/15/touchp
hone-for-the-blind/

20. Work Division
Task
Member
Project Background
Chan Wai Cheung
Survey & Data Processing
Chan Wai Cheung
Cheung Ting
Leung Yan Sin
Data Analysis
Chan Wai Cheung
Cheung Ting
Leung Yan Sin
Conclusion
Design
Cheung Ting
Leung Yan Sin