Design and Development of an Autonomous Smart Stick Framework for Assisting Visually Impaired People

2022 ◽  
pp. 586-602
Author(s):  
Tesfahunegn Minwuyelet Mengistu ◽  
Ayalew Belay Habtie ◽  
Fikreselam Gared Mengistu
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People

scholarly journals Pharmaceutical mobile application for visually-impaired people in Thailand: development and implementation

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Acrapol Nimmolrat ◽  
Pattaraporn Khuwuthyakorn ◽  
Purida Wientong ◽  
Orawit Thinnukool
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Application ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Visual Disabilities ◽  
Pharmaceutical Application ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People

Abstract Background Most mobile pharmaceutical applications produced for people with visual disabilities in Thailand fail to meet the required standard due to poor-quality regulations, defective design, lack of user support and impracticality; as a result, visually-impaired people are unable to use them. This research is motivated by the limited use of this technology in primary medical services and its aim is to enable people with disabilities to access effective digital health information. The research objective is to analyse, design and develop a mobile pharmaceutical application with functions that are appropriate for visually-impaired users, and test its usability. Results Based on the design and development of the application, it contained five necessary functions. When testing the usability and users’ satisfaction, it was found that the input or fill of information in the application was of low usability. According to the test results, the medicinal database function was missing 71 times and the voice command function was missing 34 times. Based on users’ satisfaction results, users who had the highest level of usage gave higher average scores to users’ attitude, users’ confidence, user interface and system performance than those with lower levels of usage. The scores of both groups were found to be the same when discussing the implementation of the development. Conclusions This mobile application, which was developed based on the use of smart technology, will play an important role in supporting visually-impaired people in Thailand by enhancing the efficacy of self-care. The design and development of the application will ensure the suitability of many functions for visually-impaired users. However, despite the high functional capacity of the application, the gap in healthcare services between the general public and disabled groups will still exist if users have inadequate IT skills.

Design and Development of a Low-cost Smart Stick for Visually Impaired People

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Ashrafuzzaman ◽  
Suman Saha ◽  
Neser Uddin ◽  
Pranto Kumar Saha ◽  
Sojib Hossen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People

Application of IoT Based Stick for Visually Impaired People in CVIS System

CICTP 2020 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammar Muhammad ◽  
Qizhou Hu ◽  
Muhammad Tayyab ◽  
Yikai Wu ◽  
Muhammad Ahtsham
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People
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