This $741,159 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports researchers at Newhaptics Corporation and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in developing and testing hardware and software tools to enable people who are blind or have low vision to generate, identify, and manipulate digital data in STEM fields such as chemistry, mathematics, and computer science. The tools leverage a combination of hearing and touch technologies, including multiline Braille and large-array tactile graphics, to provide audiotactile data representation capabilities that go beyond single perceptual modalities. The project aims to address key research questions on how spatial information and multimodal data can help break down barriers to data use for individuals with vision impairments. This work has the potential to contribute to improved STEM workplace solutions and accessibility for people with disabilities.
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