Education and demonstration – Communication aids for the handicapped – Tactile reading aid
Patent
1998-01-29
1999-11-30
Harrison, Jessica J.
Education and demonstration
Communication aids for the handicapped
Tactile reading aid
434112, 434116, 434167, 434169, 434171, 434175, 704258, G09B 2100
Patent
active
059932171
ABSTRACT:
A learning apparatus for use with a computer comprising a set of tactile flash cards, each individual card having a tactilely perceptible pattern embossed on a surface of the card and two electrically connected contacts at a unique set of discrete spaced positions on the card with a preselected correspondence between the tactilely perceptible pattern on the surface of the card and the selected positions of the contacts, and a tactile flash card reader capable of sensing the positions of the contacts on a card and controlling the computer.
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Daines Jeffrey T.
Fleming David A.
Harrison Jessica J.
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