Education and demonstration – Communication aids for the handicapped – Tactile reading aid
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-30
2009-02-03
Fernstrom, Kurt (Department: 3711)
Education and demonstration
Communication aids for the handicapped
Tactile reading aid
C434S178000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07484960
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a print lay-out of conventional textual characters and corresponding Braille characters that facilitates concurrent reading of the textual and the Braille characters, respectively, by a sighted person and a visually impaired, or blind, individual. More particularly, the textual and Braille characters can be presented in a pattern such that each textual character is associated with its corresponding Braille character in a one-to-one relationship. In some embodiment, the print lay-out is applied to one or more concordant pages of a book suitable for simultaneous use by a sighted person and a visually impaired individual.
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BrailleInk
Engellenner Thomas J.
Fernstrom Kurt
Mollaaghababa Reza
Nutter & McClennen & Fish LLP
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