Touchable Windows Interface for the Visually Impaired

Information

• Research Project
• 6402957

• ApplicationId

  6402957

• Core Project Number

  R43EY013657

• Full Project Number

  1R43EY013657-01

• Serial Number

  13657

• FOA Number

• Sub Project Id

• Project Start Date

  9/1/2001 - 22 years ago

• Project End Date

  11/30/2002 - 21 years ago

• Program Officer Name

  OBERDORFER, MICHAEL

• Budget Start Date

  9/1/2001 - 22 years ago

• Budget End Date

  11/30/2002 - 21 years ago

• Fiscal Year

  2001

• Support Year

  1

• Suffix

• Award Notice Date

  8/17/2001 - 22 years ago

Organizations

• VORTANT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

DESCRIPTION (From the Applicant's Abstract): The proposed phase 1 SBIR project will develop and evaluate a proof of concept prototype of a touchable window interface designed to enable blind and visually impaired computer users to use graphical user interfaces such as Windows with greater ease than is currently possible. Coupled with speech synthesis or a refreshable Braille display, the user could use the device to execute mouse commands typically done with pull-down menus, tool bar icons, and dialogue boxes. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The proposed device will be designed and developed as a commercial computer interface device to be purchased by blind and visually impaired individuals.

IC Name

• Activity

  R43

• Administering IC

  EY

• Application Type

  1

• Direct Cost Amount

• Indirect Cost Amount

• Total Cost

  84640

• Sub Project Total Cost

• ARRA Funded

• CFDA Code

  867

• Ed Inst. Type

• Funding ICs

  NEI:84640\

• Funding Mechanism

• Study Section

  ZRG1

• Study Section Name

  Special Emphasis Panel

• Organization Name

  VORTANT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

• Organization Department

• Organization DUNS

• Organization City

  WEAVERVILLE

• Organization State

  NC

• Organization Country

  UNITED STATES

• Organization Zip Code

  28787

• Organization District

  UNITED STATES