SMART ASSISTANT FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY CHALLENGED WITH OBJECT, VOICE, TEXT AND COLOR RECOGNITION

Abstract

Independence is crucial for visually impaired people to lead fulfilling lives and participate fully in society. It enables them to navigate their surroundings, make independent decisions, and engage in various activities without constant reliance on others. Independence fosters self-confidence, self-esteem, and a sense of control over one's life. It also promotes equal opportunities and inclusion, allowing visually impaired individuals to pursue education, employment, and social interactions on their terms. Among these, the focus on creating assistive technologies for the blind and visually challenged community has gained significant attention. This paper presents smart assistant system for blind and visually challenged to live their life to the fullest. This proposed model ensures to work with an ability to recognize objects, text recognition and color recognition. Additionally we included inbuilt voice assistant system that is AI powered technologies that can respond and understand the spoken language commands. The Smart Assistant for blind and visually challenged individuals presents a comprehensive solution to empower this community with increased independence and enhanced access to information. Keywords: visually impaired, object recognition, color recognition, voice assistant.