Braille Keyboard App

Recently an application for the iPad called iBrailler has be released for use to the public. It creates a Braille keyboard for the user and allows people to have access to a relatively cheap braille keyboard (regular braille keyboards are around one thousand eight hundred dollars). This is great because braille keyboards cost thousands of dollars and aren't the best. The app will probably be used in the education system by a lot of children because it is easy to get and it works very well.

Link to the article with more information on the app and how it could help people in the future: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/the-proliferation-of-touchscreen-technology-may-108920671179.html

I think that it is cool that people are working on developing applications that will help people that are disabled. Personally, I have an uncle that is disabled. He has cerebral palsy and is nearly paralyzed from the waist down. He has difficulties moving at all and has troubles controlling his hands. When we go back to California I get to see how the littlest tools can help him do things that make his day. For example he uses a controller with velcro on it to play video games. If he did not make the modification to his controller and put the velcro on it he would have a very hard time playing video games and he would probably get bored a lot because video games help him pass the time. I also think that it is cool that the keyboard is able to work with any position of hands. This allows the user to move their hands to any position on the tablet. This is essential for the braille keyboard because people who use it are blind and can't look down to see where there hands are on the tablet. I also think that it is cool that the application is released on the iOS operation system. The is cool because most families in the United States and other first world countries have access to an iOS device. This means that a lot of families with blind children will be able to get the application without spending a single cent. This is great because it is just at the touch of a finger to download and most people have access to internet connection and an iPad.

Overall, I think that it is pretty cool that people are developing applications to help people with disabilities. When things such as the iPad and iPhone were being developed I know that I was not expecting people to develop apps that would help aid the disabled. It is a pretty cool idea that has developed only because of the ease of access to the coding platforms necessary to develop the applications. I think that the application has the potential to help a lot of people. I think that this is because of the relatively cheap price of the things needed to get the keyboard. I am also looking forward to the development of even more apps that will help the disabled. Hopefully as time goes on more and more people will work on developing apps for people with disabilities.

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