New technology helps visually impaired to 'see' emotions
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 16:20
in Psychology & Sociology
Without vision it's impossible to interpret facial expressions, or so it's believed. Not any more. Shafiq ur Rehman, Umea University, presents a new technology in his doctoral thesis - a Braille code of emotions. "It gives new opportunities for social interactions for the visually impaired," he says.