Thoughts on Braille

Braille is dotted around elevators, guide signs, vending machines, and on ketchup and beer cans.

– What is written in the braille ?

– I want to know the meaning of this Braille…

Have you ever thought this?

When Braille is accompanied by text, you might think that it contains exactly the same thing, but surprisingly, this is not always the case.

Braille is Augmented Reality

When we think of visually impaired people, we tend to think of people who are completely blind, but 80 to 90 percent of people have low vision, and the degree of vision varies greatly from person to person due to impairments in eyesight, field of view, color vision, etc.

Even if they are not visually impaired, there are many people who have poor eyesight to begin with, have presbyopia, or have other visual impairments or find it difficult to see.
As people get older, the number of situations in which they feel inconvenienced will likely increase.

There’s a technology called AR (augmented reality) that uses smart glasses, VR glasses, or smartphone apps to overlay information on the images you are viewing, and Braille seems somewhat similar.

Braille is filled with hidden information that you just can’t recognize.

Being able to understand Braille, sign language, semaphore signals, Morse code and other languages is fun and interesting, and it feels like the world expands two or even three times as much.

Where Braille can help

– Which switch is the light in the bathroom or hallway?

Even when it’s pitch black and you can’t find which switch, with Braille you can easily find it.

With sign language, people inside and outside the train can communicate, such as when seeing someone off.

In one drama, a cosmetic product had a Braille sticker that said “Pink” on it.

pink

I thought it was convenient to know Braille.
You can tell what’s inside without opening it.

Braille is also a communication tool.

Conversely, if you want to communicate the contents only to people who know Braille, you might design it with the attitude that it’s fine if you write it in Braille and only those who understand it will understand.

You don’t need a sense to read, but people who write Braille do need a sense. Probably.

Why not give Braille a try?

(Something I was wondering)

– How do visually impaired people know where Braille is displayed?

I’ve always wondered about this, so I actually asked him.

The answer is,

‘ Just because! ‘

Apparently, they think it’s probably around here and approach it.

Wow…

There’s still a lot I don’t know.

wow