Filipinos are visually-

impaired

are able to go to grade school

do not complete any grade level at all

http://www.census.gov.ph/data/sectordata/sr05153tx.html

Lord Alec Pasion || Nathaniel John Ramos

1st Sem, AY 2008-2009
CE195.1 B Innovations and Technology
 Refreshable Braille Display
Opening Text Files
YEAR 1
Editing & Saving Text Files
Accessing The Internet
YEAR 2

1st Sem, AY 2008-2009

Braille Display for Classroom
Obstacle Detector and Navigational Tool
YEAR 3
Refreshable Braille Display

CE195.1 B Innovations and Technology

Classroom Implementation
YEAR 4

Lord Alec Pasion || Nathaniel John Ramos

Vision & Significance
 Reliable technological support
 Literacy development
 Affordability
Hardware - lower-end PC's, local components &
fabrication
Software - free operating system & local
development

To construct a single-PC multi-terminal Braille System

To implement the system in a classroom for the blind
Objectives
Lord Alec Pasion || Nathaniel John Ramos
1st Sem, AY 2008-2009
CE195.1 B Innovations and Technology
Construction of Circuits Studying the Program
 Inverter Circuit G++
Decoder Circuit
*Looking for Possibility
Debugging the Braille Interface of using PLD
using Turbo Debugger

Lord Alec Pasion || Nathaniel John Ramos

1st Sem, AY 2008-2009
CE195.1 B Innovations and Technology