Towards Making Braille as Accessible as Print

by John K. Dupress, Dwight M.B. Baumaim, and Robert W. Mann
  • EPL Report No. 70249-1, June 1968

    • TABLE OF CONTENTS

    (Add 8 to the inkprint page number for the pdf page number)

  • I. The Overall Information Processing System 1
  • A. Introduction 1
  • B. The Goals of the System 1
  • C. Braille Copy Utilization 2
  • D. System Input/Output 5
  • II. Computer Aspects 6
  • A. Introduction 6
  • B. The DOTSYS Program 6
  • C. Applications of DOTSYS 8
  • D. Future Trends for Computer Braille 9
  • E. Braille Code Revision 10
  • F. Associative Computer Memory 10
  • III. Input Equipment 11
  • A. Type Compositor's Tape 11
  • B. Remote Keyboard Input and Braille Embossing 11
  • C. Character Recognition 13
  • IV. Output Equipment 14
  • A. M.I.T. Braille Embosser 14
  • B. Continuous Braille Displays 14
  • C. Hollerith Card Reanbspder 17
  • V. Nationwide Braille Production-Current and Future 17
  • REFERENCES 18
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY 21