[Nfb-science] blind radiologist

Fri Dec 16 03:17:06 UTC 2011

Hello,

    A technology called Photoform is being developed to convert visual 
images in to tactile ones. It has been used to produce tactile images of the 
planets, the moon, and other celestial objects. Considering that x-rays and 
other diagnostic images are now produced and stored digitally why couldn't a 
technology like Photoform be used to turn them in to tactual images a doctor 
or a radiologist could use  to make a diagnosis. Contact the NFB Jernigan 
Institute for further information about Photoform. I've been suggesting that 
tactile drawings and diagrams could be produced from diagnostic imaging data 
with Photoform not just for use in diagnosing illnesses, but for teaching 
purposes as well. Don't let anyone steal your dream!

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nikhil Dama" <nickdama12 at gmail.com>
To: <nfb-science at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 8:54 PM
Subject: [Nfb-science] blind radiologist


> Hi,
>
> I was looking at the description of this job and I found out tha
> radiologists have to read many diagrams. These diagrams include
> x-rays, MRI scans, or other types of scans. WIth my vision impairment
> would there be away that the x-rays could be converted into tactiles,
> so I could read them. If I could find away to make this conversion
> occur. Then I could become a radiologist.
>
> Thanks,
> NIck Dama
>
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>> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
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>>>From: "Shelton, Robert O. (JSC-ER711)" <robert.o.shelton at nasa.gov>
>>>Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 16:21:43 -0600
>>>Subject: [Rocketon] Request for Beta Testers
>>>
>>>Hi everyone.  A few years ago, I led a group which developed an
>>>application for access to graphical mathematics -- MathTrax,
>>>available from http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/mathtrax
>>>
>>>As often happens, funding for upgrades and maintenance was never
>>>provided, and the development team moved on to other projects, but
>>>MathTrax continues to have a strong following.  Unfortunately, the
>>>Windows installer for MathTrax was only intended for 32-bit systems,
>>>and while the application installed by the current MathTrax
>>>installer technically works, it isn't accessible on a 64-bit
>>>system.  Until relatively recently, there was nothing I or anyone
>>>else could do about this; however, last spring, Oracle and Freedom
>>>Scientific updated the Java Access Bridge to work with 64-bit
>>>systems.  With the holidays, I've had a chance to figure out how to
>>>rebuild the MathTrax installer for 64-bit Windows systems, and, at
>>>least on my machine, it appears to work.
>>>
>>>What I'd like to ask is whether there might be several volunteers
>>>who would be willing to test my new installer.  In order to do this,
>>>you need to have 1.  A 64-bit Windows system (Vista or Windows 7)
>>>2.  JAWS 12.0.1170 or later -- any version of JAWS 13 should be fine.
>>>
>>>It would be particularly useful if your system does not have the
>>>Java Access Bridge, because the installer for MathTrax must create a
>>>little Java environment fitted with all the Java Access Bridge code
>>>for accessibility.  If you have a 64-bit system, and you don't know
>>>if the Java Access Bridge was installed, it probably wasn't.  The
>>>64-bit version requires a manual install, which is painfully
>>>memorable.  Of course, the MathTrax installer takes care of the
>>>whole works for you, so you don't have to fiddle with the JAB at all.
>>>
>>>Please let me know if you're willing to test.  I'll need to send you
>>>a link to the installer as the one on prime.jsc.nasa.gov is still
>>>the 32-bit version.
>>>
>>>Cheers to all,
>>>
>>>--Robert Shelton
>>>
>>>Dr. Robert Shelton
>>>Lead, JSC Engineering Orbital Dynamics (JEOD)
>>>Simulation and Graphics Branch (ER7)
>>>NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
>>>2101 NASA Parkway
>>>Houston, TX. 77058
>>>V: 281-483-5901
>>>E: robert.o.shelton at nasa.gov
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