VISION: Assistive Wearable for the Visually Impaired
The Visually Impaired in China are suffocating.
Why?
Because of the lack of assistive technologies for them in public facilities (especially outside of major cities like Shanghai)
Because of the high complexity of the Chinese Braille system with a confusion rate of 25%
Because of the complex city layout in major cities like Chongqing
However, the Vision Interface System for Image and Object Navigation (shortly, VISION) wristband revolutionizes the visually impaired individuals' lives!
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Justin Huang, my main collaborator from Shanghai American School, for his contributions to the software development of VISION. I would also like to thank Wang Yang from the Shanghai Blind Community for being our first prototype tester and for helping us better understand the experiences of the visually impaired. Additionally, I would like to thank the Eagle Innovator Program for funding our project with $2,000, and Mr. Iza Mahoma for regularly checking in on our development process.