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App helps blind to send text messages (BBC)
New technology to help blind people text using touchscreen mobile devices has been developed.
Researchers at Georgia Tech produced the app - to be made available on Apple and Android devices - based on the Braille writing system.
It is claimed typing with the app is up to six times faster than existing methods for texting without sight.
Access to technology for the visually-impaired is a growing issue due to the proliferation of touchscreens.
Experts say currently available tools, such as Apple's Voiceover technology, are functional but too slow to be used effectively.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17105225
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