SBIR/STTR Research Award
Web Enabled Simulated Braille
Award amount
$74,967Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Education
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Sopris West Educational Services
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- 84.133S1
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
The purpose of the WES Braille project is to develop and deliver a high quality, effective, affordable, and efficient web-based braille training system. WES Braille will be used by teachers, transcribers, paraprofessionals, and family members. The tool will be a computer program that accepts the corded keystrokes necessary to enter braille without prior software downloads or purchase of special equipment. When surrounded by a database of rules, information, drill items, and feedback, this took becomes the heart of a web-delivered, computer-graded braille drill system.
Technology keywords
Not reported