Abstract
Objectives: To make a survey on Smart readers for Blind and visually impaired people and propose a suitable approach. Methods analysis: Visually impaired people need special systems like Braille for reading and writing for the blind. They also find it difficult to use the latest gadgets like smartphones or computers unless some specific modification is done to these devices which will assist them. The development of smart devices will significantly enhance their livelihood. Various smart devices have been developed where Optical Character Recognition and Text to Speech is used to capture the written or printed text and convert it into audio signals. There are many drawbacks to all these devices. Here we propose a new Smart Reader which will overcome some of these drawbacks. Findings/application: This system aims to develop costeffective assistive technologies for blind people and provide a greater degree of independence in their daily activities. The main advantage of this research is to detect the text and give the voice output for visually impaired. It will help the blind to read and acquire knowledge from all the printed material without converting the same into Braille format. Keywords: Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI), Optical Character Recognition, Text to Speech, Raspberry Pi
Highlights
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 250 million people are estimated to be blind or partially blind. 90% of visually impaired people live in developing countries
We propose a new idea for a smart reader that can read the printed text or document
E-book Readers are another device that is commonly available where the e-book is read aloud using the text to speech engine.[6]
Summary
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 250 million people are estimated to be blind or partially blind. 90% of visually impaired people live in developing countries. 90% of visually impaired people live in developing countries. The blind or visually impaired people cannot access this knowledge. Converting all the available knowledge into Braille will be a tedious task.[1] New smart devices for the reading of the printed text need to be developed for the blind which is readily available and affordable to the blind community. We do a survey of the existing research work on the various smart devices developed for the blind for reading. We propose a new idea for a smart reader that can read the printed text or document. The scope of this research is to provide a solution and to help the blind or visually impaired people access the document and they can make use of this device to enhance their knowledge
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