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HAPTIC TABLET FOR THE ACCESSIBILITY OF DIGITAL CONTENT TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

CORDIS provides links to public deliverables and publications of HORIZON projects.

Links to deliverables and publications from FP7 projects, as well as links to some specific result types such as dataset and software, are dynamically retrieved from OpenAIRE .

Deliverables

Data management plan - first version (opens in new window)

describes the data management strategy of the consortium during and after the project

Data management plan - update (opens in new window)

update of the data management strategy of the consortium during and after the project.

Data management plan - final version (opens in new window)

Final update of the data management strategy of the consortium during and after the project.

Project dissemination plan and report - final version (opens in new window)

will describe the final dissemination strategy and the novel dissemination results.

Evaluation - first results (opens in new window)

this report will describe the studies planned and the first studies conducted and preliminary results.

Project dissemination plan and report - update (opens in new window)

will describe the updated dissemination strategy and the novel dissemination results.

Project dissemination plan and report - first version (opens in new window)

will describe the global dissemination strategy and the dissemination results

Haptic tablet user requirements and recommendations - final version (opens in new window)

this report describes the evolution of the user requirements and the final recommendations, including refined recommendations on device layout, interactions and feedback.

Haptic tablet user requirements and recommendations - first version (opens in new window)

this report will describe the first versions of the evolving user requirements, including recommendations on device layout, interactions and feedback.

Evaluation - final results (opens in new window)

this report will describe the various studies conducted and the guidelines for improvements.It is the final version of the corresponding living document (D2.3).

Initial user requirements (opens in new window)

the report will describe a firstversion of the user requirements

Prototype of the novel actuation (opens in new window)

prototype demonstrating the novel Braille pins actuation system.

Functional tablet with software (opens in new window)

demonstrator of a fully functional haptic tablet working under Windows.

A functional haptic tablet hardware (opens in new window)

prototype demonstrator integrating the various hardware components for the first approach, i.e. with localised feedback integrated with the engraved glass, with additional supports (e.g. photos, videos) illustrating the progress on the novel actuator for the Braille display

Novel multimodal interactions - final version and demonstrator (opens in new window)

demonstrator exhibiting the novel interactions leveraging the novel tablet capabilities.

A functional Braille tablet hardware (opens in new window)

prototype demonstrator integrating the various hardware components for the second approach, i.e. with the novel Braille actuation system.

AI-based Functionalities (opens in new window)

demonstrator showcasing the AI-based functionalities such as image translation and predictive writing.

Website & other dissemination materials (opens in new window)

will present the website of the project as well as other dissemination materials

Open source API (opens in new window)

API available open source to enable to extend the tablet with novel third-party applications leveraging the novel haptic capabilities.

Publications

Reducing the Number of Actuators in Braille Displays with Time Reversal Focusing (opens in new window)

Author(s): Madoux Esteban, Hudin Charles
Published in: 2025 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/WHC64065.2025.11123228

Augmenting Imagery with Multimodal Vibrotactile Representations: Touch, Feel, and Hear (opens in new window)

Author(s): Mazen Salous, Matthias Kramer, Wilko Heuten, Charles Hudin, Susanne Boll, Larbi Abdenebaoui
Published in: Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026
Publisher: ACM
DOI: 10.1145/3772318.3791493

Feel the Wave: Using Waveguides as a Tactile Communication Interface for Deafblind People (opens in new window)

Author(s): Lucie Pantera, Thomas Hebert, Ayoub Ben Dhiab, Charles Hudin, Sabrina Panëels
Published in: Proceedings of the 40th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing, 2025
Publisher: ACM
DOI: 10.1145/3672608.3707871

Bar Charts for the Blind with Multitouch Surface Haptics

Author(s): Sabrina Panëels, Lucie Pantera, Ayoub Ben Dhiab, Charles Hudin
Published in: Eurohaptics, 2026
Publisher: Springer

Design of Tactile Graphics and Audio Feedback for Refreshable Tactile Displays

Author(s): Taqwa Saeed, Charlotte Magnusson, Kirsten Rassmus-Gröhn, Vilmantas Balčikonis, Charles Hudin, Sabrina Panëels
Published in: Eurohaptics, 2026
Publisher: Springer

Fabrication and Electromechanical Characterization of Piezoelectric Patches for OLED-Based Haptic Interfaces (opens in new window)

Author(s): Théotime Goubault, Fabrice Casset, Charles Hudin, Ayoub Ben Dhiab, Lucie Pantera, Sabrina Panëels, Gwenaël Le Rhun, Mikael Colin
Published in: 2025 26th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EUROSIME65125.2025.11006536

Enhancing Image Accessibility in Educational Contexts for Blind and Visually Impaired Learners Through Integrated Computer Vision Techniques (opens in new window)

Author(s): Mazen Salous, John-Uwe Riecken, Wilko Heuten, Larbi Abdenaboui
Published in: Technology for Inclusion and Participation for All: Recent Achievements and Future Directions, 2026
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-01632-4_25

Developing and Pilot Testing a Hybrid Prototype for Audio-Tactile Graphics (opens in new window)

Author(s): Kirsten Rassmus-Gröhn, Taqwa Saeed, Charlotte Magnusson, Ginger Claassen, Linda Mathé, Tobias Schulze-Velmede
Published in: Technology for Inclusion and Participation for All: Recent Achievements and Future Directions, 2025
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-01628-7_53

Early Design Stages of a Refreshable Pin Display: User Involvement and Design Recommendations (opens in new window)

Author(s): Taqwa Saeed, Charlotte Magnusson, Kirsten Rassmus-Gröhn, Sabrina Panëels, Linda Mathé, Theresa Zimmerman, Amélie Galcera, Ginger Claassen, Vilmantas Balčikonis, Lucie Pantera
Published in: Signals and Communication Technology, Mobility of Visually Impaired People, 2026
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-91550-5_19

Haptic Tablet for Digital Graphics Accessibility

Author(s): S. Panëels, L. Pantera, C. Hudin, A. Ben Dhiab, F. Casset, T. Goubault
Published in: 18th International Conference, AAATE 2025, 2025
Publisher: Springer

Co-designing and prototyping a novel tactile display for images and Braille

Author(s): Taqua Saeed, Charlotte Magnusson, Kirsten Rassmus-Gröhn
Published in: Tactile Reading Conference
Publisher: None (Oral presentation)

Actionnement par Retournement Temporel de Mécanismes Bistables : Application à l'Affichage Braille Dynamique

Author(s): Esteban Madoux , Charles Hudin
Published in: CFA 2025 - 17e Congrès Français d'Acoustique, Société Française d'Acoustique, 2025
Publisher: None (Oral presentation)

Towards AI-based Accessible Digital Media: Image Analysis Pipelines and Blind User Studies

Author(s): Salous, Mazen and Lange, Daniel and Von Reeken, Timo and Heuten, Wilko and Boll, Susanne and Abdenebaoui, Larbi
Published in: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2023
Publisher: IEEE

Semi-Automatic BVI Human-Centered Image Conversational Descriptions: Leveraging LLMs and Expert Refinements for Inclusive Visual Accessibility (opens in new window)

Author(s): Mazen Salous, Daniel Lange, Timo von Reeken, Maria K. Wolters, Wilko Heuten, Susanne Boll, Larbi Abdenebaoui
Published in: IEEE Access, Issue 13, 2025, ISSN 2169-3536
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3605490

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