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Vol. 7 No. 2 (2016): JGED - December 2016
Original scientific paper

Evaluation of the modified braille dots printed with the UV ink-jet technique

Raša Urbas
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Bojan Rotar
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Peter Hajdu
Grec grafično tehnološki center d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenia
Urška Stankovič Elesini
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Published 2016-12-01

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Keywords

  • braille dots,
  • UV ink-jet,
  • modified braille dots,
  • blind and visually impaired

How to Cite

Urbas, R., Rotar, B., Hajdu, P., & Stankovič Elesini, U. (2016). Evaluation of the modified braille dots printed with the UV ink-jet technique. Journal of Graphic Engineering and Design, 7(2), 15–24. https://doi.org/10.24867/JGED-2016-2-015

Abstract

  • Braille presents a complex system of writing with additional symbols and letters designating numbers, capital letters and other special symbols in mathematics, physics, music etc. Due to mentioned braille texts are usually very long, bulky, space consuming and complex. In this research a study of modified braille dots is presented. Samples were prepared in several different steps, enabling the determination of the optimal braille dot height on top which additional elements were printed. Properties of ordinary braille dot samples and braille dot samples printed with additional element were compared and analyzed. An extensive sensory analysis with blind and visually impaired people was performed for establishing weather modified braille dots can be tactile recognized and used in practice.

 

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