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142 - BLITAB Technology, Austria

ONTACT

BLITAB Technology GmbH

Ms. Kristina Tsvetanova

Austria

+43 660 36 38 648

VERALL GOAL

MISSION

BLITAB® Technology developed the first-ever braille tablet, using a new liquid-based technology to create tactile relief

outputting braille, graphics and maps for the blind and partially sighted. We call it BLITAB® – the iPad for the blind. It

makes possible for the first time children and students with sight loss to finally have access to latest technology, to learn

and study efficiently.

HE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED

Only 1% of all published books are available in Braille. Still Braille remains the only fundamental tool for education and

literacy of blind people. Touchscreen devices are accessible only via voice-over and special Braille displays are extremely

limited, bulky and expensive (up to 15.000 US $) due to only technology used. No innovation in this market for the last

50 years. To bridge that gap, BLITAB® Technology developed the first-ever braille tablet, using a new developed liquid-

based technology to create tactile relief outputting braille, graphics and maps for the blind and partially sighted.

BLITAB® is a next generation affordable and multi-functional device for Braille reading and writing that displays one

whole page Braille text, without any mechanical elements. BLITAB® is like an e-reader, which instead of using a LCD-

screen, forms small bubbles on the surface, haptic and stable enough to be touched and read by the finger. BLITAB®

generates 13-15 lines in Braille code while the corresponding technology allows text files to be instantly converted into

Braille from USB sticks, web browsers or NFC tags. The developed technology has not been used until now in this market

niche and in already in patent procedure. For the first time pictures and graphics like maps and building plans can be

presented on a device with tactile relief and this opens a complete new world of content.

OUNTRY IN WHICH IT WAS DEVELOPED

Austria

OUNTRY

COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS OPERATING

Worldwide

ACTS ABOUT SIZE AND SCOPE

2500 sign-up testers worldwide, 300 schools

Partnership with 5 organisations supporting blind and visually impaired people

Generated subsidy fund in 6 digits by organisations and supporters