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By ArcticPixy, Virtual Ability community member
I'd like to inform everyone about a few
services released for iPhone and soon Android to help blind and visually
impaired people that I thought some folks might want to assist and volunteer
in.
“Seeing AI” is one of these,
but does not require volunteers.
This application has features such as:
•
Currency
identifier,
•
Short
text, to be able to read things such as recipes on boxes, names on mail
envelopes and packages, and so on,
•
Document
scanner,
•
Product,
to be able to scan UPC codes from sellers such as Amazon, Best Buy, and others,
•
Person,
to recognize your friends and describe other people,
•
Scene
preview, to let you know what kind of area you are in,
•
Color
preview, to identify colors of items, and
•
Handwriting
preview, to enable us to read handwritten notes on paper, blackboards, and so
on.
Two services in particular could use
volunteer help.
Basically, the person connects/calls in using
the app, and another sighted person gets connected to the one being assisted.
The blind user can ask things such as colors of items, what kind of things are
on a menu, such as in a vending machine, or touchscreen, and so on.
To get more information and to volunteer
for “Be My Eyes,” go to their website: https://www.bemyeyes.com/.
The last and final item I want to share is
a pair of smart glasses. The service is called “Aira.”
Similar to Google
glasses, I find this service more helpful for traveling, being that they can
see everything pretty much from a straight path. The glasses have a camera, and
they can help you out much easier.
“Aira” can also be used just like “Seeing
AI" and “Be My Eyes," but each app has its uses. "Aira" is
a little more accurate and steady.
In order to register/volunteer to help with
“Aira,” an application has to be filled out, and you will be evaluated. To
volunteer, go to their website: https://aira.io/.
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