Southern Indian Language Braille Image Conversion Systems

Southern Indian Language Braille Image Conversion Systems
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© 2025 by IJETT Journal
Volume-73 Issue-3
Year of Publication : 2025
Author : G. Gayathri Devi
DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V73I3P130

How to Cite?
G. Gayathri Devi, "Southern Indian Language Braille Image Conversion Systems," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 436-447, 2025. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V73I3P130

Abstract
The Southern Indian Language Braille Image Conversion System (SILBCS) is designed to enhance accessibility for visually impaired individuals by converting Braille script into readable text in Southern Indian languages. By focusing on the recognition and interpretation of Braille Image characters specific to regional languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, SILBCS offers a tailored solution to address the linguistic diversity prevalent in the area. This system inputs Braille image documents and generates corresponding text files in languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. The converted text can be further utilized with speech synthesizers to enable audio output. Through experimentation with datasets containing Braille documents in these languages, the proposed method demonstrated promising performance in accurately converting Braille images into their respective languages, thus facilitating improved access to information and literature for the visually impaired community in Southern India.

Keywords
Braille conversion, Kannada Braille, Malayalam Braille, Southern Indian Language, Tamil Braille, Telugu Braille.

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