This tactile tablet empowers visually impaired users

South Korea – Hardware brand Dot is expanding its efforts to make technology more accessible with the launch of The Dot Pad device. This tablet features a panel of 2,400 pins, which can raise up or drop down to form letters in braille or easily identifiable shapes.

Importantly, it also integrates Apple’s VoiceOver screen-reading feature, allowing users to more easily read text, graphics and images. Through this innovation, its creators recognise the potential for The Dot Pad to support people with visual impairments at work, in the classroom or for communication and leisure purposes. ‘In the 21st century, it didn’t make sense that visually impaired people cannot access graphical information in a digital way,’ comments Ki Kwang Sung, co-founder of Dot.

While some technology brands have begun offering hardware add-ons to existing goods, The Dot Pad responds to the demand for accessible technology products that are specifically designed to cater for people’s inclusivity needs.