Virtual Maps For The Blind

ScienceDaily (2009-09-16) -- A researcher in Israel has invented a new software tool, interfacing with the user through the sense of touch, to help the blind navigate through unfamiliar places.

"To give navigational "sight" to the blind, Dr. Lahav (of Tel Aviv University's School of Education and Porter School for Environmental Studies) has invented a new software tool to help the blind navigate through unfamiliar places. It is connected to an existing joystick, a 3-D haptic device, that interfaces with the user through the sense of touch." ~ ScienceDaily
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