Researchers have invented a technique that types Braille in real time and helps deaf-blind people \u201cwatch\u201d television without intermediaries.
\nResearchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid undertook \u201cPervasiveSUB Project\u201d that compiles all the subtitles of television channels and sends them to a central server which forwards them to smartphones or tablets.<\/p>\n
From there, they are sent to the Braille line of the deaf-blind person through an app making it possible to control the speed of the subtitles that are captured directly from the TV broadcast in perfect synchronisation.<\/p>\n
PervasiveSUB was financed by Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider Telefonica.<\/p>\n
\u201dAt Telefonica we endeavour to become a more accessible company and that way contribute to equal opportunities for all. And although we still have a long way to go, the new inclusive technologies and the digital revolution are the best means to help us get there,\u201d Arancha DAaz-Llado, director of Telefonica\u2019s Sustainable Innovation, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The tests had great success and the technology has already been implemented on all the national and regional Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) channels in Madrid.<\/p>\n
The research team is now providing this service free of charge to anyone who needs it.<\/p>\n
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