TY - JOUR
TI - From Braille Code to Smart Book Readers: Technology as a Tool for Reading Emancipation of the Visually Impaired Persons
AU - Albin, Kamila
TI - From Braille Code to Smart Book Readers: Technology as a Tool for Reading Emancipation of the Visually Impaired Persons
AB - 
	This paper illustrates how, over the course of the last two centuries, the autonomous access of the visually impaired to reading material has expanded. The author coins the term “reading emancipation” to describe these processes. She illustrates it by referring to her own research involving in-depth interviews with the visually impaired readers regarding the use of various forms of books, such as books printed in Braille, talking books and e-books. The author also traces the historical background of the transformation of alternative book formats, from the development and spread of Braille code to digital books. The description of the evolution of book formats is set against the background of the transformations taking place in Europe with a strong emphasis on the impact of these transformations on Poland.
VL - 2022
IS - Numer 3 (53) Technology between empowerment and exclusion
PY - 2022
SN - 1895-975X
C1 - 2084-3860
SP - 459
EP - 475
DO - 10.4467/20843860PK.22.030.16619
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/przeglad-kulturoznawczy/artykul/from-braille-code-to-smart-book-readers-technology-as-a-tool-for-reading-emancipation-of-the-visually-impaired-persons
KW - books
KW - Braille code
KW - information and communication technologies
KW - reading emancipation
KW - visually impaired persons