UJWALITHA: An Electronic Digital Support Devicefor Visually Impaired-A Review
Journal:
GRENZE International Journal of Engineering and Technology
Authors:
Ajith Kumar B P, Sadhana B, Rajitha A A, Dhananjaya B, Sahana B
Volume:
10
Issue:
2
Grenze ID:
01.GIJET.10.2.267
Pages:
4559-4563
Abstract
Braille is the composition of dots representing the various alphabets which will enable
the visually impaired to read. People with visual impairments cannot read or visualize in their
daily lives, they deal with several issues, including dependency, communication, transportation,
and societal stigma. The goal is to create a digital assistance tool that can transform sign language
into text and speech, facilitating communication between the public and groups of people who
are blind. Using the latest technology and the availability of an Embedded board with a built-in
advanced feature that allows real-time computation of the images and application of AI, the
proposed approach will convert the text in the images into braille to help the blind to read the
information in real-time the information is transformed into textual content and sent to the
braille device. The Braille documents can be printed on a reusable screen or a refreshable screen,
this reduces the paper cost and allows more files to be available to disabled people stimulating
learning. This research presents a method where the normal text and sign board can be scanned,
and it will be processed to generate the braille equivalent file. These files are used by the digital
supporting device to generate braille literature on a refreshable screen of Braille embossed dots
segmentation for Braille document images.