A Hybrid Artificial Intelligence System for the Visually Impaired

Abstract

Accessible Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the visually impaired is an important problem faced by individuals with visual disabilities. These challenges include difficulties in reading written text and documents, navigating and recognizing surroundings, converting printed text into digital formats, and limited accessibility of smartphones for daily tasks. Thus, this paper developed a hybrid AI solution that enhances independence, accessibility, and overall quality of life for visually impaired individuals across diverse aspects of daily living. The research successfully achieved its objectives by delivering three functional software systems that address key areas of human-computer interaction: object recognition, text-to-speech, and speech-to-text—and integrated these systems known as an intelligent Hybrid AI System for visually impaired people with 92% accuracy. The research designed to assist visually impaired individuals in interacting more effectively with their environment and digital devices. The application was developed using programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Flask, and APIs such as Microsoft Azure and vision computing. The results proved that these solutions significantly enhance the ability of visually impaired users to recognize objects and navigate digital content using voice commands and screen readers with superior performance.