The Implementation of a Braille to Speech Prototype Application as a Self-study Tool for Visually Impaired People

Literacy is the ability to read and write. In today's society, literacy is essential for a good education, profession, and quality of life. Braille is a method of literacy for Visually Impaired People (VIP). This paper presents the implementation result of a new approach of braille learning to VIP as a self-study tool. The developed android application assists the VIP in reading braille by producing a speech based on the braille pattern on the book. The input image computing process consists of two main steps: braille cell recognition and braille transcription and then continued into speech synthesis. The system shows a good result in producing correct speech based on the input and it has been implemented and received some advice from the VIP.