This is a refreshable Braille display simulator for people to understand what it's like to read line by line via a Braille display. As the cost to produce each Braille cell is very high, portability and affordability would mean a compromise in number of cells available on the device. This will impact readability.
We hope that this simulator could give people a sense of the impact and an insight and appreciation for Braille learners and non-Braille users of the cognitive load required to access information via a Braille display.
Special thanks go to my friend, starry007, for writing this nice introduction note and for inspiring me to work on this simulator.
- No support yet for number indicator (dots 3-4-5-6)
- No support yet for capital letter (dot 6)
- Limited punctuation support
04/22/20
- Added quote selector to allow user to select desired quote to read
11/20/19
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Added capability to switch number of cells to display per page.
For your references, here are some examples of devices:
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Smart Beetle - 14 cells
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Orbit Reader 20 - 20 cells
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Focus 40 - 40 cells
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02/25/19
- Added capability to show the actual text
03/17/23
- Added capability to show Braille CheatSheet
- Auto-refresh one cell display simulator