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Prototype Development of Image Editing Systems Available for Visually Impaired People and Consideration of Their User Interfaces
Noboru Takagi*, Shingo Morii**, and Tatsuo Motoyoshi*
*Department of Intelligent Systems Design Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University
5180 Kurokawa, Imizhu-shi, Toyama 939-0398, Japan
**INTEC Inc.
626-1 Kyoda, Takaoka-shi, Toyama 933-8777, Japan
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