Kuwait develops Braille reading, printing techniques
Middle East Feb 10, 2014
KUWAIT: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) on Saturday reaffirmed keenness on developing new techniques for serving people who are blind or low vision.
The Institute has developed, for the first time, a domestic Braille-reading technique for the Holy Quran, it said in a statement, noting that Kuwait used to import such techniques from other Arab countries.
The technique is an integrated electronic system for turning the Holy Quran words and chapters into an accurate easy-to-read ‘mus’haf’ (codex) for people who are blind, the statement noted.
The Institute developed two Braille publishing techniques for Kuwait Blind Association and an electronic system that enables the blind people read the daily newspapers and use the computers to communicate with the world.
It also developed a Braille-based printing technique which serves as a nucleus for the first electronic printing house for people who are blind in the Arab world.
The printing house is located at Al-Nour School – a special education school; this establishment will print the school books in Arabic and English.
The Institute also set up computer labs for people who are blind or low vision at the schools and Kuwait University, and equipped the labs with the state-of-the-art reading and printing techniques, the statement added.
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