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Ruwan Opatha
Industrial Design and Technology
Final year project
Enabling Blind/VI Parents to Support and Develop Their Children’s Learning
![A learning device to enable blind/vi parents to assist in their children's education](https://designshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ruwan-opatha-5262581-1100x619.jpg)
A learning device to enable blind/vi parents to assist in their children's education
Folding device enables greater portability.
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Dials and Surfaces
Two rotary dials enable users to select words which appear on interactive surfaces.
![Pin Matrix](https://designshow2019.lboro.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ruwan-opatha-5262585.jpg)
Pin Matrix
A pin matrix array replicates the child's handwriting attempts in the form of tactile displays.
Ruwan Opatha
Devising a means of allowing blind/VI parents to help develop their children's handwriting
Blind/VI parents with sighted children often struggle to assist them with certain areas of their education where vision is of crucial importance. The device focuses on handwriting, allowing children to progress in their ability whilst providing parents a level of involvement which would otherwise have been inaccessible.