Improving Blind People's Graphical Information Literacy

Information

• Research Project
• 8781234

• ApplicationId

  8781234

• Core Project Number

  R43EY024808

• Full Project Number

  1R43EY024808-01

• Serial Number

  024808

• FOA Number

  PA-13-234

• Sub Project Id

• Project Start Date

  9/1/2014 - 11 years ago

• Project End Date

  8/31/2015 - 10 years ago

• Program Officer Name

  WUJEK, JEROME R

• Budget Start Date

  9/1/2014 - 11 years ago

• Budget End Date

  8/31/2015 - 10 years ago

• Fiscal Year

  2014

• Support Year

  01

• Suffix

• Award Notice Date

  8/25/2014 - 11 years ago

Organizations

• VIEWPLUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Phase I proposal is to develop audio-tactile reading technologies. These should greatly improve access by blind people to typical graphs, charts, and diagrams in modern news, business, or scientific literature. Such access could dramatically improve their educational and professional opportunities. Quality of life for blind people is a mission of the National Eye Institute.

IC Name

• Activity

  R43

• Administering IC

  EY

• Application Type

  1

• Direct Cost Amount

• Indirect Cost Amount

• Total Cost

  148375

• Sub Project Total Cost

• ARRA Funded

  False

• CFDA Code

  867

• Ed Inst. Type

• Funding ICs

  NEI:148375\

• Funding Mechanism

  SBIR-STTR RPGs

• Study Section

  ZRG1

• Study Section Name

  Special Emphasis Panel

• Organization Name

  VIEWPLUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

• Organization Department

• Organization DUNS

  023960367

• Organization City

  CORVALLIS

• Organization State

  OR

• Organization Country

  UNITED STATES

• Organization Zip Code

  973339555

• Organization District

  UNITED STATES