“Visory” Mobile Application for the Visually Impaired
Abstract
Unquestionably, visual impairment severely affects the quality of life and has an impact on many daily activities of the visually impaired individuals. Visory is a mobile application that aims to assist the visually impaired individuals with visual support, through human and automated visual support. Mobile phones are a norm; thus, solutions need to be created to assist the visually impaired while lessening the chances of discrimination against these individuals. With the help of volunteers, who opt to spend their valuable time helping others, the visually impaired individuals are able to connect via video calling and inquire for visual assistance using their device camera. Visory is also equipped with three vision APIs to ease further the life of these individuals, which includes object detection, text, and image recognition. Considering the limited time and budget of the project, Agile methodology is utilized to ensure the successful development of each of the modules within the stipulated deadline. Wide range of extensive testing techniques ensured minimal crashes, and uncovered bugs rectified. Ultimately, the objectives of the project were achieved. However, there is still room for improvement that needs to be addressed in future development for further stability and performance.
Keywords
Mobile application; Object detection; Image recognition; Video calling; Visually impaired; Volunteer;
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PDFDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21533/scjournal.v9i2.194
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Digital Object Identifier DOI: 10.21533/scjournal
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