[Nfb-science] Fw: [Sportsandrec] Fw: Braille Mathematics Transcribing Software byImperial College Student

[Michael Whapples]

The following message turned up on another list I am on (was a bit off topic 
for that list), but is revelant here.

From
Michael Whapples
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From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:28 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Fw: Braille Mathematics Transcribing Software 
byImperial College Student


> Subject: Braille Mathematics Transcribing Software by Imperial College
> Student
>
>
> Mr. Orozco:
>
> We are Window For the Blind, a group of year 3 students from the 
> Electrical
> and Electronic department of Imperial College. We are currently working on 
> a
> project concerning the Braille Mathematics Transcription System.
>
>
>
> The overarching motivation for this project is to make Braille mathematics
> more readily available to Braille readers and teachers of Braille. In 
> doing
> so, the worldwide library of easily available texts in Braille mathematics
> will be expanded which may encourage more blind people to study in
> mathematics or engineering fields.
>
>
>
> We are developing a software based Braille mathematics transcription 
> system,
> which enables a sighted mathematician to enter and edit mathematics 
> notation
> from a QWERTY keyboard which is then displayed on screen in standard
> mathematical notation. When the mathematician is satisfied that the
> on-screen display is an accurate transcription of the original 
> mathematics,
> it is then automatically converted in to Braille and output onto a Braille
> embosser. Our ultimate goal is for people to convert word documents into
> Braille simply by importing them to our system.
>
>
>
> Enclosed please find our questionnaire concerning some aspects of the
> Braille transcription system. Your participation in this questionnaire 
> would
> be very helpful for the development of our transcription system which may
> benefit many blind people in the future. We would appreciate if you want 
> to
> forward this questionnaire to any people who would like to be involved.
> Thank you very much for your kind attention. We are looking forward to
> hearing from you soon.
>
>
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Window For the Blind
>
>


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