ITR: iLearn: IT-enabled Intelligent and Ubiquitous Access to Educational Opportunities for Blind Students

这个项目的总体目标是设计和开发一个无处不在的计算环境(称为iLearn系统)，帮助盲人和视障学生在他们的教育努力中取得成功。ILearn系统有三个主要组成部分，每个部分都专门针对盲人学生面临的主要障碍：iLearn-Reader用于阅读印刷材料，iLearn-Interaction Assistant用于促进校园环境中的互动，iLearn-Information-Assistant使人们能够轻松获取在线课程材料。与这些组件的接口是通过iLeardDevice实现的，该设备集成了不同的iLearnSystem组件。这项工作的科学贡献是在视觉处理、信息融合、向适应上下文和任务的盲人用户提供定制信息、语音处理和识别以及原型开发等领域。该项目的影响包括增强盲人和视障学生的能力，使他们能够充分利用教育机会，并参与该项目将带来的创新。ILearnSystem不仅适用于盲人群体，也适用于其他群体，包括因年龄增长而视力下降的人群。项目成果将通过一个可访问的网站http://ilearn.asu.edu.发布该网站将收集家长、教师和其他用户群体的反馈。在全国范围内，或者合作伙伴将在高中和大学推广iLearn系统。一年一度的研讨会将我们的项目成果传播给所有感兴趣的消费者、研究人员、行动指导员和残疾专家。

ITR: iLearn: IT-enabled Ubiquitous Access to Educational Opportunities for Blind IndividualsThe overall objective of this project is to design and develop a ubiquitous computing environment (called iLearn-System) that can help blind and visually impaired students succeed in their educational endeavors. iLearn-System has three major components, each of which specifically addresses key hurdles faced by blind students: iLearn-Reader for reading printed material, ilearn-Interaction Assistant to facilitate interaction within a campus environment, and iLearn-Information-Assistant to enable easy access to on-line course material. The interface to these components is through an iLearn-Device, which integrates the different iLearn-System components. The scientific contributions of this work are in the domains of visual processing, information fusion, customized delivery of information to blind users adapted to context and task, speech processing and recognition, and prototype development. The impact of this project includes the empowerment of blind and visually impaired students to take full advantage of the educational opportunities and participate in the innovations that would result from the project. The applicability of iLearn-System is not only to the population of blind individuals, but also to other groups including those whose visual abilities are declining due to aging. The project results will be disseminated through an accessible web site, http://ilearn.asu.edu. This web site will collect feedback from parents, teachers, and other user groups. Nationally, or partners will disseminate iLearn-System at high schools and universities. An annual workshop disseminates our project results to all interested consumers, researchers, mobility instructors, and disability specialists.