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This paper aims to study the existing braille script, highlight their inadequacies in teaching methods for small children and suggest probable solutions. The project focuses mainly on the use of braille and typography together using the existing braille script. In addition, this study is carrying its importance towards the beneficial development for visually impaired children in our society. Thus providing an educational aid. The main idea behind this project is to derive a piece of hardware to use to teach the visually challenged children for future.
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I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Santosh Kshirsagar from Sir J.J Institute of Applied Art, India, Prof. Samip Sawant, Dr. Sushil V Shirsekar,
Faculties from Smt Kamla Mehta School for the Blind, India- Mrs. Uma Mumbaikar, Mrs. Kunda Ajgaonkar and Mrs. MadhaviGawde.
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Shirsekar, S.S. (2017). Learning Aid in Braille and Typography. In: Chakrabarti, A., Chakrabarti, D. (eds) Research into Design for Communities, Volume 2. ICoRD 2017. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 66. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3521-0_37
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