Building the First ML Model for Grade 2 Braille — And Why It Took Three Tries
Here’s a scenario that plays out in classrooms every day. A visually impaired student finishes a written exam — on paper, in Braille, the way they’ve been taught. The teacher collects it. And then… stares at it. Because the teacher can’t read Braille.
This isn’t some edge case. Most teachers of visually impaired students cannot read Braille. They need a way to convert that embossed page into readable English text. So they reach for one of the Braille OCR apps on their phone. They snap a photo. And they get garbage.