What is information accessibility?
Information accessibility means that anyone (whether able-bodied or disabled, young or old) can access and use information equally, conveniently and without barriers under all circumstances.
Information barriers: There are 85.02 million people with disabilities in China, involving 1 in 5 families.
The base is large, the growth rate is fast, and the distribution is wide.
In 2020, the number of elderly people in China has exceeded 26.4 billion.
They have many restrictions in their lives, in their education, in their work.
In today's society, information has become an important part of people's lives, however, the acquisition and use of information is very difficult for some special groups. For example,The deaf-mute, the visually impaired, the intellectually disabledetc., they could not passListen, see, and understand information, while the ability to access and utilize information directly is affected.
In order to make information accessible and usable for everyone, we need to promote the concept of information accessibility, make information accessibility a bridge between the Internet and the disabled and mainstream society, and take measures to achieve this goal.
The importance of information accessibility efforts:
Promote social inclusion. The provision of accessible information allows people with physical or cognitive disabilities to access the same information as others and thus to participate in social life.
Promote equity in education. For students with special needs, access to and utilization of information is fundamental to their learning Xi. Through our information accessibility efforts, we are able to achieve equity in education by providing these students with the same Xi opportunities as other students.
Promote the development of medical and health care. Access to health-related information is essential for people with physical or cognitive impairments. Through information accessibility efforts, we are able to provide these people with health-related information that enables them to better manage their health.
And in the process of achieving information accessibility
Visually impaired people are the most difficult and complex
Blind teachers teach blind students, and in order to enable blind students to learn Xi and exams, the textbooks and test papers are printed in Braille.
As a result, the ability to read braille has become a key bottleneck that restricts teachers for the blind, resulting in a large number of caring people and parents being unable to participate in the teaching process of students.
At the same time, Braille needs to be pressed out point by point, and home teaching requires a huge amount of manpower.
Blind Chinese recognition translationIt is a huge bottleneck that restricts the comprehensive development of blind education, and slows down the process of co-prosperity education for the blind group.
Blind Chinese recognition translation
Braille dots are printed on both sides, and only the bumps are for the text that needs to be read. It is difficult to distinguish bumps in an image that has lost depth information.
Braille textbooks have a lot of non-textual information that needs to be processed.
Due to the diversity of structures, the same braille squares that appear at the same time have different meanings.
Teacher Yu Zhi is hereIntelligent OCR technology for the blindA major breakthrough has been made in research and developmentComet two-way translation platformScanning** of Braille test papers can be translated into Chinese charactersChinese characters can also be translated into Braille to help blind students better absorb external Xi materials. Provide strong technical support for the blind education industry.
Braille generates an engraving:
Deficiencies of traditional Braille printing systems:
Due to the limitation of the marker's function, the mainstream braille image generation relies on braille dot matrix simulation, which is difficult to achieve a smooth effect.
A large number of braille dot maps in teaching scenarios still need to be manually marked.
Professional braille marking machines are mainly products of foreign manufacturers, which are expensive and difficult to maintain.
Advantages of Comet products:
The country's first at-home Braille translation and engraving platform for inclusive education.
Breaking through the limitations of dot matrix simulation, the automatic generation of smooth braille images and integrated engraving technology are innovatively proposed.
Reduce your device** by a factor of 100.
The printed braille has good pressure resistance and abrasion resistance, does not change shape, and can be read repeatedly for a long time.
In view of the three major challenges faced by users with audio-visual impairments, such as limited channels, information overload and asynchronous interaction, the imperceptible multi-** information is efficiently transformed into perceptible, accurate and effective information.
We believe that only by making information equally accessible and accessible to everyone can we truly achieve social inclusion and progress. In this process, we will continue to work hard, continue to innovate, and contribute our strength to achieve this goal.