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Visually impaired people face significant challenges in their day-to-day commutes in the urban cities of Bangladesh due to the vast number of obstructions on every path. With many injuries taking place through road accidents on a daily…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-14 Jareen Anjom , Rashik Iram Chowdhury , Tarbia Hasan , Md. Ishan Arefin Hossain

People with visual impairment (PVI) must interact with a world they cannot see. Remote sighted assistance has emerged as a conversational/social support system. We interviewed participants who either provide or receive assistance via a…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2018-12-04 Sooyeon Lee , Madison Reddie , Krish Gurdasani , Xiying Wang , Jordan Beck , Mary Beth Rosson , John M. Carroll

In today's society, where independent living is becoming increasingly important, it can be extremely constricting for those who are blind. Blind and visually impaired (BVI) people face challenges because they need manual support to prompt…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-03-15 Malay Joshi , Aditi Shukla , Jayesh Srivastava , Manya Rastogi

Millions of visually impaired people depend on relatives and friends to perform their everyday tasks. One relevant step towards self-sufficiency is to provide them with means to verify the value and operation presented in payment machines.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-12-17 Guilherme Folego , Filipe Costa , Bruno Costa , Alan Godoy , Luiz Pita

The proposed system aims to be a techno-friend of visually impaired people to assist them in orientation and mobility both indoor and outdoor. Moving through an unknown environment becomes a real challenge for most of them, although they…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-12-03 Shyama Kumari Arunachalam , Roopa V , Meena H B , Vijayalakshmi , T Malavika

A primary challenge for the deaf and hearing-impaired community stems from the communication gap with the hearing society, which can greatly impact their daily lives and result in social exclusion. To foster inclusivity in society, our…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-19 Elisa Cabana

A long-standing goal in the field of sensory substitution is to enable sound perception for deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) people by visualizing audio content. Different from existing models that translate to hand sign language, between…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-02-15 Chunjin Song , Yuchi Zhang , Willis Peng , Parmis Mohaghegh , Bastian Wandt , Helge Rhodin

Smart Home Assistants (SHAs) have become ubiquitous in modern households, offering convenience and efficiency through its voice interface. However, for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) individuals, the reliance on auditory and textual…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-12-03 Tyrone Justin Sta. Maria , Jordan Aiko Deja

Visually impaired people are often confronted with new environments and they find themselves face to face with an innumerous amount of difficulties when facing these environments. Having to surpass and deal with these difficulties that…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2014-02-07 Ivo Rafael

According to the World Health Organization, over 466 million people worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss, with approximately 34 million of these being children. Hearing aids (HA) and cochlear implants (CI) have become indispensable…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-02-21 Sohini Saha , Leslie M. Collins , Sherri L. Smith , Boyla O. Mainsah

Visually impaired people face numerous challenges when it comes to transportation. Not only must they circumvent obstacles while navigating, but they also need access to essential information related to available public transport,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2017-03-08 Gourav G. Shenoy , Mangirish A. Wagle , Kay Connelly

People with visual impairments face numerous challenges when interacting with their environment. Our objective is to develop a device that facilitates communication between individuals with visual impairments and their surroundings. The…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-07-06 Souayah Abdelkader , Mokretar Kraroubi Abderrahmene , Slimane Larabi

visual information can be converted into audio stream via sensory substitution devices in order to give visually impaired people the chance of perception of their surrounding easily and simultaneous to performing everyday tasks. In this…

Sound · Computer Science 2021-06-17 Ezsan Mehrbani , Sezedeh Fatemeh Mirhoseini , Noushin Riahi

The main backbone of our Artificial Eye model is the Raspberry pi3 which is connected to the webcam ,ultrasonic proximity sensor, speaker and we also run all our software models i.e object detection, Optical Character recognition, google…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-08-03 Abhinav Benagi , Dhanyatha Narayan , Charith Rage , A Sushmitha

Knowing who is in one's vicinity is key to managing privacy in everyday environments, but is challenging for people with visual impairments. Wearable cameras and other sensors may be able to detect such information, but how should this…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-04-15 Tousif Ahmed , Rakibul Hasan , Kay Connelly , David Crandall , Apu Kapadia

With the recent focus in the accessibility field, researchers from academia and industry have been very active in developing innovative techniques and tools for assistive technology. Especially with handheld devices getting ever powerful…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2017-09-27 Cynthia Chen , Peter Fay

People with special needs like blind and visually impaired (BVI) people can particularly benefit from using voice assistants providing spoken information input and output in everyday life. However, it is crucial to understand their needs…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-03-14 Christina Oumard , Julian Kreimeier , Timo Götzelmann

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing assistive technologies. It offers innovative solutions to enhance the quality of life for individuals with visual impairments. This review examines the development, applications, and impact of…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-21 Prudhvi Naayini , Praveen Kumar Myakala , Chiranjeevi Bura , Anil Kumar Jonnalagadda , Srikanth Kamatala

The ability to live without being controlled by any action, judgment and any outside factors including any opinions and regulations is defined by the term Independent. But in reality physical movement for travelling or simply walking…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-04-11 Arnesh Sen , Kaustav Sen , Jayoti Das

Recent advancements in large multimodal models have provided blind or visually impaired (BVI) individuals with new capabilities to interpret and engage with the real world through interactive systems that utilize live video feeds. However,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-06 Ruei-Che Chang , Rosiana Natalie , Wenqian Xu , Jovan Zheng Feng Yap , Anhong Guo