Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP170100026

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP170100026

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Using 3D printing to improve access to graphics by vision-impaired people. This project aims to investigate the possible benefits of 3D printing for production of accessible materials for vision-impaired people. Currently tactile graphics are used to provide severely vision-impaired adults and children with access to graphical content used in education and in orientation and mobility training. This project is expected to clarify the kinds of graphics for which 3D prints are better suited than tactile graphics, and to build capacity within the national accessible format provision sector for the production and use of 3D prints. Benefits will include increased educational opportunities and quality of life for Australians with severe vision impairment, through improved access to graphic materials used in education and orientation and mobility training.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-09-2018

End Date: 04-09-2022

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $223,507.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Information Systems | Social and Community Informatics | Computer-Human Interaction

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Disability and Functional Capacity |

Other Keywords

Computer-Human Interaction | Disability and Functional Capacity | Information Systems | Social and Community Informatics

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