Tactile Talking Tablet
Encyclopedia
A talking tactile tablet or T3 is a graphic tablet with a touch surface that can be used as an input device
that uses swell paper to create 3D overlays and connects audio-files to parts of the overlays. The device is connected to a computer and run with a programme CD, and has a tactile surface which produces touchable icons that provide audio feedback when they are pressed. It can be used to help visually impaired users to interpret diagrams, charts and maps by producing a tactile, touchable image, and audio feedback.
The T3 was developed at the United Kingdom's Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford
in conjunction with a software company based in the United States. The device was originally developed for educational purposes but is adaptable for other uses. In 2005, Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
became the first in the United Kingdom to invest in the technology. The T3 was later sold on the international marketplace
with the help of the UK Trade & Investment
's passport initiative – a scheme which gives new exporters the training, planning and support they need to succeed in overseas markets.
Input device
In computing, an input device is any peripheral used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system such as a computer or other information appliance...
that uses swell paper to create 3D overlays and connects audio-files to parts of the overlays. The device is connected to a computer and run with a programme CD, and has a tactile surface which produces touchable icons that provide audio feedback when they are pressed. It can be used to help visually impaired users to interpret diagrams, charts and maps by producing a tactile, touchable image, and audio feedback.
The T3 was developed at the United Kingdom's Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford
Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
in conjunction with a software company based in the United States. The device was originally developed for educational purposes but is adaptable for other uses. In 2005, Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
The Hereford Museum and Art Gallery is a local museum in the cathedral city of Hereford, Herefordshire, England.The museum is housed in a Victorian Gothic building...
became the first in the United Kingdom to invest in the technology. The T3 was later sold on the international marketplace
Globalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
with the help of the UK Trade & Investment
UK Trade & Investment
UK Trade & Investment is a UK Government department working with businesses based in the United Kingdom to ensure their success in international markets, and encourage the best overseas companies to look to the UK as their global partner of choice ....
's passport initiative – a scheme which gives new exporters the training, planning and support they need to succeed in overseas markets.
External links
- Touch Graphics producer of the Talking Tactile Tablet
- T3 - Talking Tactile Technology, Royal National College for the Blind