SBIR/STTR Research Award
THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE POSSIBILITY OF UTILIZING COMMERCIALLY-AVAILABLE LETTER-QUALITY OR DOT-MATRIX PRINTERSFOR BRAILLE OUTPUT WHEN USED WITH A MICROCOMPUTER.
Award amount
$29,300Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1985Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Education
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Duffy Engineering
- Proposal award date
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- Contract end date
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- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE POSSIBILITY OF UTILIZING COMMERCIALLY-AVAILABLE LETTER-QUALITY OR DOT-MATRIX PRINTERSFOR BRAILLE OUTPUT WHEN USED WITH A MICROCOMPUTER. THE BRAILLE-OUTPUT ENVISIONED WOULD BE GRADE I BRABRAILLE SINCE GRADE II WOULD NORMALLY REQUIRE TRANSCRIPTION BY AN EX AN EXPERIENCED BRAILLIST. THIS CONCEPT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN INEXPENSIVE, AUTOMATED, AND RAPID SYSTEM OF BRAILLE-OUT PUT WHEN A BRAILLIST IS EITHER UNAVAILABLE OR IPRACTICAL TO TO USE . USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A COMMERCIAL MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM, WORD PROCESSING AND/OR TERMINAL SOFTWARE COULD P D PRODUCE A BRAILLE-OUTPUT IN A TIMELY MANNER OF MATERIAL NOT NORMALLY AVAILABLE IN BRAILLE.
Technology keywords
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