SBIR/STTR Research Award
Touchable Windows Interface for the Visually Impaired
Award amount
$84,640Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2001Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- National Institutes of Health
- Recipient company
- VORTANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- VCZMNMYJRGJ7
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
DESCRIPTION (From the Applicant's Abstract): The proposed phase 1 SBIR project
will develop and evaluate a proof of concept prototype of a touchable window
interface designed to enable blind and visually impaired computer users to use
graphical user interfaces such as Windows with greater ease than is currently
possible. Coupled with speech synthesis or a refreshable Braille display, the user
could use the device to execute mouse commands typically done with pull-down
menus, tool bar icons, and dialogue boxes.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION:
The proposed device will be designed and developed as a commercial computer
interface device to be purchased by blind and visually impaired individuals.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Spatially transparent binaural beamforming for noise reduction in cochlear implant processors
- Engaging and affordable home exercise environments for people with disabilities
- Indoor Navigation Aid for Individuals with Visual Impairments in Unfamiliar Spaces
- Advanced Indoor Navigation Aid for Blind and Visually-Impaired Individuals in Unfamiliar Spaces
- Indoor Navigation Aid for Individuals with Visual Impairments in Unfamiliar Spaces
Research funding history
31 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2000–2025). Reported award amounts total $8,497,014. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, Department of Defense