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Researchers John Roberts (right) and Oliver Slattery (left) using the tactile graphic display device.

Researchers John Roberts (right) and Oliver Slattery (left) using the tactile graphic display device.
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October 31, 2007 A recently completed licensing agreement for two new technologies may help bring affordable graphic reading systems for the blind and visually impaired to market. The two systems bring electronic images to life in the same way that Braille makes words readable.

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