A device that makes it easier for the visually impaired to build a picture of graphic information could soon be trialled in Victorian schools. The multimodal computer tool, known as GraVVITAS (Graphics Viewer using Vibration, Interactive Touch, Audio and Speech), has a touch-sensitive tablet PC at its core and uses vibration and sounds to guide the user around a diagram. An application has been made for an Australian Research Council Linkage Projects grant with industry partners, including Vision Australia and the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
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