Artificial intelligence developer Jagadish K. Mahendran and his team at the University of Georgia have designed an AI-powered, voice-activated, camera system that can help the visually impaired navigate common challenges such as traffic signs, hanging obstacles, and crosswalks.
The system is all housed within a small backpack that contains most of the computing unit, which […]. petapixel.com
Developed by researchers at the University of Singapore, AiSee is a discreet wearable that combines a 13-megapixel camera with a bone conductive speaker that is able to identify objects a wearer is holding and is meant to be especially useful for blind grocery shoppers. [Read More]
Rachael Andrews is a visually impaired photographer who first used a camera purely as a practical tool to help her see everyday objects such as food labels. [Read More]
Photography is an inherently visual medium, but that does not mean those without perfect eyesight can't enjoy it. Sony seems to have recognized this and added a screen reading feature to its Alpha 7 IV camera to help the vision-impaired. [Read More]
Facebook has been using AI to audibly describe the contents of photos for the visually impaired for some time, but it’s improving those efforts this year. The latest version of the model promises to provide much more information than before.
Instagram is taking a step toward being more accessible by adding auto and manual descriptions of photos for visually impaired users. “We are introducing two new improvements to make it easier for people with visual impairments to use Instagram,” Instagram writes.
Here’s a 15-minute video featuring the internationally acclaimed sports photographer David Katz, a man who was diagnosed as being legally blind when he was just 3 months old. Through his eyes, things seem too bright, blurred, and appear to move too quickly.