Beading design diagram reading system for visually impaired persons
Makoto J. Hirayama, Yuta Kimura · 2011
A beading design diagram reading system was implemented for supporting handicraft by visually impaired persons. Beading is one of popular handicraft done by visually disabled persons as a recreational activity. However, it is not possible for them to watch symbols on design diagram. Sighted volunteers read diagrams for them but the work is hard and it takes several days to convert patterns to texts. The developed software recognizes symbols on design diagram automatically thus the heavy loads of volunteers can be reduced.