Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0881180

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0881180

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Gaze Tracking Haptic User Interface for the Blind. It is estimated over 40 million people suffer from sever visual impairment in the modern world. Although blind people are able to use the computer with the aid of a screen reader and output devices like Braille displays, it remains difficult for the blind to use many applications with Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) due to the need for hand-eye coordination when manipulating screen objects with the mouse. This project intends to overcome this difficulty by providing a means for the blind to perceive and control the GUI of typical computer applications. This potentially could provide increased computer access, job opportunities and education for the blind.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $195,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Operating Systems | Information Systems | Computer-Human Interaction | Input, Output And Data Devices

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Application tools and system utilities | Information services not elsewhere classified | Computer hardware and electronic equipment not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Application tools and system utilities | Computer hardware and electronic equipment not elsewhere classified | Computer-Human Interaction | Information Systems | Information services not elsewhere classified | Input, Output And Data Devices | Operating Systems

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