TOOL TO AID THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN LABORATORY CLASSES

Abstract

The social inclusion of people with special needs is a challenge in a globalized world. To give people the right to be different and have their needs recognized and met is crucial for social development. One challenge is the inclusion of people with special needs in education, in order to prepare teachers and materials to support student, to facilitate communication and learning of these. In this work we present a tool (hardware and software) to the aid of laboratory classes for the visually impaired through the identification of equipment and different objects using RFID and Bluetooth. The hardware it is a read module and wireless data transmission fixed on the wrist of users, helping identify objects. Software developed for Android smartphones, receives the object ID and through database support, transmits to the student information about the location of objects, their characteristics and other information of educational importance of sound mode.

Index Terms - bluetooth, education, RFID, visually impaired.