BACKGROUND 0004 Blindness is a disability that affects millions of people throughout the
world. According to the World Health Organization, there are 285 million people who are
visually impaired worldwide. Performing normal navigational tasks in the modern world can
be a burdensome task for them. The majority of assistive technologies that allow blind users
to “feel and'see'their environment require their active engagement/focus (both mentally and
physically), or require the user to learn and adapt to the technology's “language'. If an …

BACKGROUND 0004 Blindness is a disability that affects millions of people throughout the
world. According to the World Health Organization, there are 285 million people who are
visually impaired worldwide. Performing normal navigational tasks in the modern world can
be a burdensome task for them. The majority of assistive technologies that allow blind users
to “feel and “see their environment require their active engagement/focus (both mentally and
physically), or require the user to learn and adapt to the technology's “language'. If an …