Education and demonstration – Communication aids for the handicapped – Converting information to sound
Patent
1992-09-30
1993-06-08
Mancene, Gene
Education and demonstration
Communication aids for the handicapped
Converting information to sound
434 84, 434112, 434117, G06K 900, G09B 1110
Patent
active
052173780
ABSTRACT:
The painting kit is proposed for use by the visually impaired and includes a board having a clip at one end thereof, at least one drawing sheet having a shape defined thereon by means of a raised ridge, and at least one bottle of specifically scented paint, the bottle having a braille indication of the color of paint therein, thereon. The drawing sheet is of such dimensions as to be engaged to the board by the clip. The board further includes actuatable buttons on a top surface thereof functionally engaged to a voice synthesizer for causing at least one voice message to be produced, the voice message defining at least one characteristic of the shape, such as its color.
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Mancene Gene
Meroni, Jr. Charles F.
Thomas L.
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