Translation/Learning Greek & English writing to Braille. Design-evaluation-research of braille translation and learning software

      Аннотация: The “Translation/Learning Greek & English writing to Braille writing” software helps its users to the conversion process from every Greek or English text, to Braille writing, whether it is lean or multi-tone. Users can print the translated Braille texts through special typewriters. It is also possible to type Braille combinations and let the software display Greek words. The two “Translation-Learn Greek & English writing to Braille writing” software can be a powerful educational tool during the effort of faster improvement, for visually impaired people. The software does not only appeal to those who already have a high knowledge of the above. It also appeals to those that desire to practice every day and improve them. These software, mainly, appeal to persons already know quite good this Braille writing part, since they will be able to identify possible mistakes. However, they consist an excellent educational tool, since they give users the chance of a fast response, compared to the slow and noisy typewriters. In general, the software is also suggested as a self-teaching method of the Braille code. Finally, the research conclusions were particularly interesting

Ключевые слова: translation, learning Braille software, Visual Impairment, supportive technologies