A company has recently invented an amazing new product that allows for blind and visually impaired people to have the chance to take part in the technology of today. This is a tablet that has the ability to have a transformable braille surface that updates with the tablet. This device is called BLITAB. This product will afford many people the ability to take advantage of tablet and multitouch technology.
About BLITAB
Starting from small beginnings and a less than successful indiegogo campaign, this company has completely redesigned its product.
The original design:
This version consisted of a transformable braille surface along with buttons that allow the user to write to the tablet. The new version consists of a similar braille screen but accompanied by a touch screen.
This video was released a year ago by the company for their first version of their product:
This video was released a week ago:
As you can see, the company has made many new strides and improvements to their design.
If you want to learn more about them or want to support them check out their website.
Comments and Opinions
The BLITAB is an amazing innovation in the world of technology. It will allow blind and visually impaired people to have access to many of the amazing technological advancements of today. Most of these technologies have little to no accessibility for the visually impaired. This is also the first piece of technology that allows for a transformable, refreshable braille screen that can show whole pages of text at once. This device will allow visually impaired children to be afforded the same opportunities as other kids, in school and at home. This tablet can also be used as a kindle for the blind, allowing more access to books, without the need for printed braille. I believe that this is an amazing step toward a more accessible future.
