Old Dominion University, HaptX, and Georgia Tech Win Grant Award for Project to Advance VR for Vision-Impaired
REDMOND, Wash., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To investigate the use of advanced touch simulation for improving accessibility to digital information, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, and National Eye Institute have awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer program grant to a research team from Old Dominion University (ODU), HaptX, and Georgia Institute of Technology to investigate "Glove-based Tactile Streaming of Braille Characters and Digital Images for the Visually Impaired."
- "By unlocking access to the vast array of content previously inaccessible to people with limited sight, this project intends to make digital inclusivity a tangible reality."
- Dr. Bruce Walker currently leads a project using HaptX Gloves for submarine safety training at Georgia Tech's Sonification Lab.
- This new collaboration between HaptX, ODU, and Georgia Tech will bring dynamic Braille and much more to blind and low-vision users.
- By bridging the accessibility gap for the visually impaired, the ODU-HaptX-Georgia Tech project opens new realms of engagement with spatial computing environments.