[Sw-l] Tactile Sign Language for deaf-blind

[John Carlson]

Further research reveals Protactile is reaching beyond ASL.

On Sat, May 21, 2022 at 8:27 PM John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just stumbled onto Tactile Sign Language for deaf-blind people.   I
> believe that this is what i was looking for when I found this group in 2019.
>
> I don’t know how deaf-blind languages different from regular sign
> languages.   Could SignWriting be modified by possibly raising the black
> part of the SignWriting images?
>
> Info is welcome!
>
> John
>
> On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 2:08 PM John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Last time I looked into converting images to 3D, it was a very manual
>> process.  I was looking for color images, but using height instead of color
>> could be a great idea.
>>
>> This might make 2D data visualization more accessible.   One could also
>> convert 2D SignWriting to 3D (non-animated) for blind people to read
>> signs.  This may have been a goal of mine in 2019.
>>
>> My guess is that logos will need to be monochromatic.   If i recall
>> right, the color to height has been solved, but it could have been a dream?
>>
>> John
>>
>> On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 12:35 PM Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV) <
>> brutzman at nps.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Interesting tool here, learned today that it has VRML and X3D
>>> capabilities.  Wondering if anyone had used or tested it?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    - IMAGEtoSTL
>>>    - Convert 2D PNG/JPG Images to 3D STL Mesh files!
>>>    - Use our free and fast online tool to convert your .PNG and .JPG 2D
>>>    heightmap images or logo into 3D .STL (stereolithography) mesh/model files
>>>    suitable for printing with a 3D printer or for loading into your favourite
>>>    3D editing package.
>>>    - https://imagetostl.com
>>>    - https://imagetostl.com/convert/file/vrml/to/x3d
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> all the best, Don
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Don Brutzman  Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br
>>> brutzman at nps.edu
>>>
>>> Watkins 270,  MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA
>>> +1.831.656.2149
>>>
>>> X3D graphics, virtual worlds, Navy robotics https://
>>> faculty.nps.edu/brutzman
>>>
>>>
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>>

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