Abstract According to the World Health Organization (WHO), visual impairment is one of the
most common problems affecting approximately one sixth of the world's population. It was …

Background Several technology-assisted aids are available to help blind and visually
impaired people perform their daily activities. The current research uses the state-of-the-art …

Spatial orientation and navigation depend primarily on vision. Blind people lack this critical
source of information. To facilitate wayfinding and to increase the feeling of safety for these …

People with visual disabilities are often dependent on external assistance which is provided
by either humans, trained dogs, or other special electronic devices for decision making but …

Nowadays the blind and impaired people are suffering a lot because there are so many
struggles for blind peoples to reach their destination and also there are dangerous risks that …

More than 2.2 billion individuals globally are experiencing blindness or visual impairments.
The primary goal of this endeavor is to empower individuals with visual impairments …

In this work the design and implementation of a white-cane suitable for blind people is
presented. The sensing method is based on the relation distance/vibration; the closer the …

This article shows the development of a support system for the movement of people with
visual impairments using a near field communication system, based on magnetic coils. The …

The smart city concept is one of the important alternatives in the effort to solve various
problems in the urban area. However, provincial administration in several countries …

The main aim of this project is to help the blind people so that they can easily interact with
the physical world by using the smart blind stick. About 280 millions of people are visually …