The goal of this project was the application of technology to a social issue, in this case the inability of the blind community to locate stores or other pertinent information. The original plans called for a talking sign that could be sold as least expensive as possible, but any further details of the operating of this sign were to be determined by the project group. We determined a need for the location of stores in a mall, routes of buses, aisle contents of libraries and supermarkets, and many other possible uses, through market research. We then developed our specifications for our design and implemented our design in the form of a working prototype.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Homan, Michael Sean
• Perry, Joseph James

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01A028I

Keyword

• People with disabilities--Services for
• Assistive computer technology

Advisor

• Polizzotto, Leonard

Year

• 2001

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2022-02-11