Project description ICT for smart and personalised inclusion Show the project objective Hide the project objective For visually impaired people it is difficult to digitally get graphical contents increasingly conveyed through sight. The sense of touch can potentially bridge the gap, as it is crucial - in absence of vision - for understanding abstract concepts and acquiring information about the surroundings. Examples are learning at school and developing mental maps in orientation and mobility daily tasks.However available touch screens have limited or no tactile feedback at all. The potential and the market of tactile displays is largely unexploited, although there is a clear demand from users: these devices need to become more versatile, cheaper, portable and socially acceptable.The objective the project is to make graphical contents accessible through touch by building and field-testing a Personal Assistive Device for BLIND and visually impaired people (BLINDPAD).BLINDPAD will put veridical touch-based information into the hands of users, exploiting and enhancing their residual sensory abilities.The BLINDPAD will exploit the most effective between two new technologies of different risk level: MEMS nanocomposite membranes actuated by magnetic micro-coils and dry ionic electroactive actuators (bucky gels) operated at low voltages. The technologies will be developed, compared in terms of actuation force, resolution, safety, power consumption and reliability.By adopting a user-centered approach within an accessible and usable ecosystem, we will assess, with serious games, how the BLINDPAD can help visually impaired people in two paramount use cases: touch-based learning of symbolic content at school age; orientation and mobility skills indoor and outdoor.BLINDPAD will be a personal, portable and cheap solution to improve knowledge and independence, thus increasing chances of employment, of social inclusion and, ultimately, of a better quality of life. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemssocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemployment Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2013.5.3 - ICT for smart and personalised inclusion Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2013-10 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA EU contribution € 677 922,00 Address VIA MOREGO 30 16163 Genova Italy See on map Region Nord-Ovest Liguria Genova Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Luca Brayda (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE Switzerland EU contribution € 597 580,00 Address BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1 1015 Lausanne See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Poliero Myriam (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GEOMOBILE GMBH Germany EU contribution € 275 940,00 Address EMIL FIGGE STRASSE 80 44227 DORTMUND See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Arnsberg Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michael Gerhard (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data ATEKNEA SOLUTIONS HUNGARY KFT Hungary EU contribution € 116 480,00 Address TETENYI UT 93 1119 BUDAPEST See on map Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ágnes Jakab (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DAVID CHIOSSONE - PER LA RIABILITAZIONE DELLE PERSONE CIECHE, IPOVEDENTI E FRAGILI - IMPRESA SOCIALE Italy EU contribution € 104 649,00 Address CORSO ARMELLINI 11 16122 Genova See on map Region Nord-Ovest Liguria Genova Administrative Contact Elena Cocchi (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACJA INSTYTUT ROZWOJU REGIONALNEGO Poland EU contribution € 227 428,00 Address ULICA JOZEFA WYBICKIEGO 3 A 31-261 Krakow See on map Region Makroregion południowy Małopolskie Miasto Kraków Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Anna Rozborska (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data