Now, this image can be a live image from a portable camera hidden inside a goggle they are wearing thus they no longer be blind (handicap/disabled).

Quick Technical Details :
Digital Image captured from camera is in (R,G,B) format. We convert it into (Hue, Luminance, Chroma) or (Hue, Luminance, Saturation) format. Using these values (HLC/HLS) of EVERY pixel, we create sound corresponding to THAT pixel.We train the visually challenged people to mentally draw the image as and when they hear the sound. (Just like a dot matrix printer draws an image on paper!)

'AU-XEL' is a short form derived from the words " Au dible pi xel "

Achievements :
A Mumbai based 19 year old visually challenged girl Miss Divya Bijur, who has never seen light or colors since her birth can now easily identify simple images of 7x7 pixels in four colors (Total Training time - 4 hours!)

Miss Divya Bijur recently was video filmed and she was independently able to TEACH auxel language infront of the camera.

Any visually challenged (totally blind since birth) person can now effectively percieve colored images!

MORE IMPORTANTLY : First time in human history, a visually challenged person (including the totally blind person since birth) can easily and independently teach other visually challenged people (including those who are totally blind since birth) how to percieve colors!

For more details : http://auxelpics.blogspot.com/

Current Status:

1. PC ( For Training)
   Prototype training software is ready. (Java 1.5 applet + Javascript)
   Status: Complete. We are working to make it compatible with lower versions of Java.
2. MOBILE (For training as well as live)
   a. We are also finding out details of how this same program can be run on mobile platform.
   b. Using camera inside mobile phones, we are working to show them the 'live images'
   Status: We have just started working on this.
3. Independent Device (only live)
   Aim: A microscopic device which is fitted with a tiny camera (giving the live streaming images) . This device should attach itself inside any goggle easily.
   Status: This device is on our design boards.

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Global Representation and Targets:
AUXEL PROJECT aims to reach out and teach AUXEL LANGUAGE to 270 Million visually challenged people globally before 2nd November 2008.

Auxel Project is very rapidly spreading globally! :)

Reading through http://groups.google.com/group/auxel
as well as though http://auxelfaqs.blogspot.com is highly recommended for those who want to know the details.