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>From: John Roberts <john.roberts@NIST.GOV>
>Subject: Status of NIST Braille display project, and NFB convention
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>Hello,
>
>For those who have been following our effort to develop an ultra-low-cost
>refreshable Braille technology, I am happy to report that implementation
>of the mechanical portions of the display has been excellent - the passive
>pin control system, which was the biggest question for a workable display,
>has been working even better than expected.
>
>I plan to attend the July convention of the National Federation of the Blind
>in Atlanta. We had been hoping to show a running display at the convention,
>but unfortunately, some of the electronics parts needed to build a
>fully operational prototype are still on order, and we have not yet settled
>on which of several actuator designs to use. Completion of an operational
>display will not be until later in July, after the convention. We will,
>however, have an exhibit space, with handouts, some "hands-on" demos
>to show the operation of the design, and hopefully the mechanical parts
>of the prototype (minus the control electronics). I will also be happy to
>talk about the technology with anyone who is interested. Other exhibitors are
>planning to show the NISO/DAISY digital talking book standard, which we
expect
>will make up most of the user controls for the NIST prototype, so hopefully
>that plus the demos will give visitors a pretty good idea of how our
prototype
>will work, and what it will be like to use it.
>
>This will be my first NFB convention - I look forward to meeting mailing list
>members there. (Sorry we couldn't get to the ACB convention - our resources
>couldn't handle attending two conventions at the same time.)
>
>Many thanks to the people who have sent suggestions and messages of
>support for our project.
>
>John Roberts
>NIST
>john.roberts@nist.gov
>301-975-5683
>http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/isis/projects/Braille/
>
Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
National Library Service f/t Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress (202) 707-0535 <lras@loc.gov>
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