Rehabilitation and abilitation of the deafblind
Trouble: 1. There are 15,000,000 deafblind people in the world. 2. Deafblind people cannot use gadgets and services for the blind that work with sound. 3. More than 75% of deafblind people have become deafblind due to ageing, and it is difficult for them to learn Braille. 4. Gadgets for the deafblind with Braille, cannot be used in motion. 5. No one in the world has yet managed to teach text literacy to a deafblind person from birth. Decision - Invention QWALPHABET ("Gerasimuk Tactile Communication System" patented).
Biotechnology And National Health
Neuro technologies
From 6 months to 1 year.
The whole world.
• Use on the move. QWALPHABET is the first gadget that allows a deafblind person to receive text information on the go and on the move, as well as to transmit it. - Ease of learning. The speed of mastering by adults is from 1 minute to 1 hour (maximum - 1 month). This is especially important for patients with Usher syndrome (50% of all causes of deafblindness). • Accessibility and maintainability - it is almost impossible to break, which is important for children and their parents. No need to buy batteries. • Use in any language in the world. The QWALPHABET gadget is made taking into account the ability to work in any global language with switching from one language to another, as well as with translation. Successful tests were conducted with keyboards - Russian, English, Hebrew, Arabic and Korean (the Japanese and Chinese use the Latin keyboard). - The ability to use gadgets for the blind that work with sound. With the help of QWALPHABET, determined deafblind people will be able to use gadgets for the blind that work with sound and transmit information by voice (talking thermometer, pressure gauge, computer, kitchen appliances, traffic lights, and so on). - Hygienic and can be worn over clothes, can be used in any climate and in public places as a common item (libraries, charities, etc.) and in work where hands are dirty (ceramist, sculptor, etc.).
Video of the tests
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