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1、©RNIB2011RNIBCentreforAccessibleInformation(CAI)Researchreport#15UseofbrailledisplaysPublishedby:RNIBCentreforAccessibleInformation(CAI),58-72JohnBrightStreet,Birmingham,B11BN,UKCommissionedby:MandyWhite,BrailleProjectManager,RNIB.Authors:(Note:Aftercorrespondingauthor,authorsarelistedalphabetical

2、ly,orinorderofcontribution)HeatherCryer*andSarahHome*ForcorrespondenceTel:01216654211Email:heather.cryer@rnib.org.ukDate:1June2011Documentreference:CAI-RR15[06-2011]Sensitivity:InternalandfullpublicaccessCopyright:RNIB20112CAI-RR15[06-2011]©RNIB2011Citationguidance:Cryer,H.,andHome,S.(2011).Useofb

3、railledisplays.RNIBCentreforAccessibleInformation,Birmingham:Researchreport#15.Acknowledgements:Manythankstoallwhotookpartinthisproject.ThanksalsotoSarahMorleyWilkins,PeteOsborneandMandyWhiteforeditorialinput.2CAI-RR15[06-2011]©RNIB2011UseofbrailledisplaysRNIBCentreforAccessibleInformation(CAI)Pre

4、paredby:HeatherCryer(ResearchOfficer,CAI)FINALversion1June2011TableofContentsExecutiveSummary4Introduction5Method6Design6Participants6Materials6Procedure6Results71.Brailledisplaysinuse71.1Casestudies71.2Brailledisplaysandotheraccesstechnology101.3Typesofmaterialaccessedusingbrailledisplays111.4Own

5、ershipofbrailledisplays122.Theprosandconsofbrailledisplays122.1Brailleasareadingformat122.2Theconceptofdigitalbraille152.3Devicesandtheirfunctionality193.Thefutureofbrailledisplays243.1Idealfunctions/features243.2Generalimprovements/developments273.3Whatelsecouldbrailledisplaysdo?28Conclusion29App

6、endix1Interviewquestions3133CAI-RR15[06-2011]©RNIB2011ExecutiveSummaryRefreshablebrailledisplaysallowuserstoaccessdigitalinformationinbraille,throughpinswhichriseandfalltorepresentbrailledots.Brailledisplayscanbeattachedtocomputersorotherdevices(suchasmobilephones)andarealsowidelyusedon'notetaker'

7、(mini-computer)devices.Thisresearchaimedtoinvestigatehowbrailledisplaysareusedinpractice,whatuserslikeanddislikeaboutthemandthetypesofinformationaccessedviathem.Thirteenusersofrefreshablebrailledisplayswereinterv