Projects

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Affordable Braille is an initiative dedicated to making Braille technology accessible to all. By designing cost-effective, user-friendly tools—such as refreshable Braille displays and educational devices—we aim to empower individuals who are blind or visually impaired with equal access to literacy, learning, and technology. Our mission is to close the accessibility gap and ensure that high-quality Braille solutions are within reach for students, educators, and families worldwide. 

 This project focuses on creating inclusive educational tools for students with visual impairments. Our project develops accessible STEM games and a cost-effective refreshable Braille display (RBD) to ensure that blind and visually impaired elementary students can engage with science and engineering concepts alongside their sighted peers. Through classroom testing, user feedback, and iterative design, we aim to improve learning outcomes and foster equitable access to STEM education.

 This project presents an innovative assistive technology that enables blind and visually impaired (BVI) individuals to perceive color through haptic thermal feedback. By mapping specific colors to unique, perceivable temperature levels, the system translates visual information into tactile thermal sensations. A functional prototype was developed using a TCS34725 color sensor, a TEC1-12706 Peltier module, and an Arduino microcontroller.