Message medium having corresponding optical and tactile messages

Details Message medium having corresponding optical and tactile messages Message medium having corresponding optical and tactile messages

1981-08-07

1983-09-20

Thomas, Alexander S.

Card, picture, or sign exhibiting

Display card

Folded

273DIG27, 283 1R, 428187, 428 7, 229 928, 434113, B42D 1502, G09F 102

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044047649

ABSTRACT:
A method of information transfer for sightless persons, sighted persons and mixed sightless and sighted persons comprises the steps of choosing and conveying a message from a stock of messages, the messages being set forth on a message medium in optically discernible form and in tactilely discernible form, said forms at least partly corresponding. The optical form comprises text and/or pictorial depictions, and the tactile form comprises braille. The method is especially applicable to greeting cards.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3667759 (1972-06-01), Barr
patent: 3986283 (1976-10-01), Pelaez
AIDS and Appliances, pp. 1-11, Catalog of American Foundation for the Blind, Jul. 1972-Jun. 1973 edition.
Beck, J., "`Tactile` Maps Will Help Blind Get Around in D.C.", The Washington Star, Mar. 3, 1975, p. B-2.

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