The Haptic App By: Biyun Dong
What is it? Haptic Technology Math Video Clip
Why should we care? Children with Vision Difficulty: 490,420 Severe Vision Impairment: 42,000 Legally Blind: 59,341
How well does it work? PositiveNegative - Help visually impaired students to catch up - A little bit challenging to learn how to use - Allows visually impaired students to work independently - Not accessible to the public yet “It would really help to have something like this because it makes us equal to everyone else,” --Kira
Why is it important for us? Other Fields using Haptic Technology: Robotics Medical Training Video Games
What does this story tell us? Impossible= I’m possible!
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