Ultrasonic Vibrator Glove for Enhanced Mobility and Safety in Visually …
Navigation assistance for visually impaired (NAVI) refers to systems that are able to assist or guide people with vision loss, ranging from partially sighted to totally blind, by means of sound ...
Alerting devices for the Deaf and hearing impaired
Alerting and alarm devices designed for people who are hearing impaired keep you connected and safe every day and in emergency situations. They mostly use one or more of these types of signals: Visual: A bright flashing light; Vibrotactile: A vibrating or shaking component; Auditory: increased volume and use of lower frequency sounds
Wearable Vibration Device to Assist with Ambulation for the Visually …
Some people utilize a guide dog that was specifically trained to assist blind or visually impaired people. A guide dog may not be accessible to some due to the high cost and low availability . Assistive technologies have been developed to provide support for blind or visually impaired individuals with certain tasks . Assistive technologies for ...
Towards Digital Image Accessibility for Blind Users Via Vibrating …
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates at 285 million the number of people affected by visual deficiencies, among which 39 millions are totally blind. In our modern society saturated with visual media tools and applications (images, videos, web pages, etc.), accessing visual information becomes a central need for all kinds of tasks and …
Vibrating Alarm Clocks & Bed Shakers
The Pro Alarm Clock from Bellman and Symfon has a loud (100dB) alarm and strong vibrating bed shaker. It also has a connection for the telephone line, so you can be alerted to phone calls, and an external input socket for connection to other Bellman Visit devices such as the Mobile Phone Sensor or Floor Mat Sensor.. This model also has a night …
Evaluation of touch screen vibration accessibility for blind users
In this demo paper, we briefly present our experimental prototype, entitled EVIAC (EValuation of VIbration Accessibility), allowing visually impaired users to …
(PDF) Design and Evaluation of Vibrating Footwear for …
PDF | On Dec 1, 2016, Qianli Xu and others published Design and Evaluation of Vibrating Footwear for Navigation Assistance to Visually Impaired People | Find, read and cite all the research you ...
Design and Evaluation of Vibrating Footwear for …
Design and Evaluation of Vibrating Footwear for Navigation Assistance to Visually Impaired People Qianli Xu, Tian Gan, Shue Ching Chia, Liyuan Li, Joo-Hwee Lim
Review of sensor-driven assistive device technologies for …
Traditional visual interfaces like screens are ill-suited, rendering audio alerts and haptic feedback the favored mediums for interaction among visually impaired users. ... Gbenga DE, Shani AI, Adekunle AL (2017) Smart walking stick for visually impaired people using ultrasonic sensors and arduino. Int J Eng Technol 9(5):3435–3447. Article ...
5 Best Vibrating Alarm Clocks For Deaf & Hard-Of-Hearing
Key Takeaways: Vibrating alarm clocks are one way that individuals with hearing loss can avoid oversleeping. When creating our list, we considered alarm style (vibrating vs. light & sound), features (from simplistic to complex), price range, and size (portable for travel vs. bedside).
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Key Words: human computation, blind, identification, visually impaired, human-powered technology… 1. INTRODUCTION For blind people, walk freely is a challenge due to lack of information about the destination addresses, obstacles, etc.
Evaluating Fitts' Law on Vibrating Touch-Screen to …
The Braille system is a method based on tactile contact, widely used by visually impaired people in order to read and write text. A Braille character is made of
Wearable system helps visually impaired users …
TechCrunch reporter Brian Heater writes that MIT researchers have developed a vibrating wearable device to help people with visual impairments navigate. "In a world where computers help us …
Design and evaluation of two obstacle detection devices for visually
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies distance vision impairment based on four categories: mild, moderate visually impaired, severe visually impaired, and blindness [14]. Considering the last two categories, people who are severely visually impaired or blind do require extra effort and attention to move through the world as they …
Sensor-Based Assistive Devices for Visually-Impaired People: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Directions
How soundscapes and vibrations are helping blind people …
WEBAccording to the World Health Organization, there are about 285 million visually impaired people around the world, of whom 39 million are blind. Advances in …
Design, development and performance analysis of cognitive …
Development of technologies for visually impaired and blind people are playing a vital role in improving their quality of life. The research and inventions in this regard mainly focus on wearable assistive devices for the blind and visually impaired people [].There are many problems faced by blind people ranging from indoor activities …
30 Apps, Devices and Technologies for People With Vision …
VoiceOver is a screen reader that provides a description of everything happening on your screen. ... This app connects visually-impaired people with sighted …
MIT develops a vibrating wearable to help people with visual
The team has been testing the system on visually impaired subjects around its labs to good effect. With the chair-finding test, the system is able to reduce accidental …
MIT develops a vibrating wearable to help people with visual
Audio indications were ruled out in early testing, as visually impaired people tend to rely very heavily on their hearing. And buzzing around the head and neck, understandably, just would have ...
Smart Cane for the Visually Impaired
Currently, visually impaired people use a traditional cane as a tool for directing them when they move from one place to another. Although, the traditional cane is the most widespread means that is used today by the visually impaired people, it could not help them to detect dangers from all levels of obstacles. In this context, we propose …
Smart Assistive Device for Visually Impaired People
around 8 million people out of around 39 million people are blind. And in a million, 53 thousand people are visually impaired, 46 thousand people have Low Vision and 6800 people have complete vision loss i.e. they are blind. And unfortunately, as per the current statistics only 5% of them have access to any kind of assistive technology.
Technology to Help With Visual Impairments
Perrault et al. " Visual Impairment and Low Vision Aids-A Comparison between Children and Adults. " J Pers Med, 2023. Vasconcelos, G. & Fernandes, L. " …
Wearable Urban Mobility Assistive Device for Visually Impaired
The design and implementation of Braille terminals is one of the most active areas of research in AT for blind and visually impaired people. Research has centered on exploring different actuator technologies that can meet Braille standards together with low implementation costs and scalability potential [12,13,14,15,16].
How to Make a Smart Cane for the Visually Impaired With Arduino …
Using this Arduino smart cane, a visually impaired person can walk without anyone's help. The cane can automatically detect an obstacle and give the user a feedback response by vibrating the walking stick and giving a warning sound. I used an ultrasonic sensor with an Arduino for detecting the obstacles. It cost me just $10 to …
Wearable Urban Mobility Assistive Device for Visually Impaired
This paper reports on the progress of a wearable assistive technology (AT) device designed to enhance the independent, safe, and efficient mobility of blind and visually impaired pedestrians in outdoor environments. Such device exploits the smartphone's positioning and computing capabilities to locate and guide users along …
About the UltraCane
The UltraCane - an award winning primary mobility aid. Developing safer alternatives since 2010, the UltraCane is an electronic long white cane for use by people who are blind or visually impaired and is THE ONLY electronic long white cane that utilises state of the art "narrow beam technology", allowing users to safely avoid obstacles and navigate around …
Towards Digital Image Accessibility for Blind Users Via …
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates at 285 million the number of people affected by visual deficiencies, among which 39 millions are totally blind. In our modern …
This Smart Cane Helps Blind People Navigate | Smithsonian
At Young Guru, Ceylan met the people who would become his WeWalk cofounders and began to work on various projects to benefit the visually impaired, including an indoor navigation system and an ...
Deaf-friendly Vibrating Smart Watches for People with …
The right vibrating smartwatch for the deaf and hard of hearing makes all the difference. Everyone with hearing loss knows that the sense of touch is one of the best ways to get our attention. We need to feel our way throughout life. Evidently, haptic is one convenient way to communicate to get our attention.
Vibrating alarm clocks for the deaf | Earpros AU
The ANJANK alarm clock comes equipped with a 5.5-inch LED curved screen, ensuring easy viewing from any angle.Its wireless bed shaker feature eliminates the hassle of dealing with cables and offers a signal range of up to 30 feet.With two loud alarms and three sound levels, it allows you to set separate wake-up times if needed. …