Visio International
UBIS: Universal Information Containers for Blind and Visually Impaired Students
The UBIS project created 3D printing models and guidelines for teachers on how to use 3D printing in teaching people with visual impairments.
Focus: 3D printing
Funding programme: European Union: Erasmus+ KA219
Project coördinator: Centre pour le développement des compétences relatives à la vue (CDV) (Luxembourg)
Partners
Austria: BBI Bundesblindenerziehungsinstitut Wien
Germany: Blista Marburg; LVR Johanniterschule Duisburg
Netherlands: Royal Dutch Visio
Total funding: €14,975
Duration: October 2017 – September 2019
Info about the project
This project drew up guidelines for making 3D print models and created handbooks to guide teachers in using 3D printing. It aimed to develop a database containing the models, the school subject it can be used for and the educational level of the earners.
The work of UBIS was continued under the 3D4VIP (Tactiles) project.