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    An Arduino-based smart blind stick is proposed to help visually impaired people live more independently. The stick will use ultrasonic sensors to detect obstacles like a typical blind stick but add additional capabilities. Inspiration comes from rock climber Hugh Herr who overcame disabilities through technology and believes it can help others overcome limitations posed by their environment. The smart stick aims to perform more than a regular blind stick through technological innovation.

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    An Arduino-based smart blind stick is proposed to help visually impaired people live more independently. The stick will use ultrasonic sensors to detect obstacles like a typical blind stick but add additional capabilities. Inspiration comes from rock climber Hugh Herr who overcame disabilities through technology and believes it can help others overcome limitations posed by their environment. The smart stick aims to perform more than a regular blind stick through technological innovation.

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    An Arduino-based smart blind stick is proposed to help visually impaired people live more independently. The stick will use ultrasonic sensors to detect obstacles like a typical blind stick but add additional capabilities. Inspiration comes from rock climber Hugh Herr who overcame disabilities through technology and believes it can help others overcome limitations posed by their environment. The smart stick aims to perform more than a regular blind stick through technological innovation.

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    Smart Blind Stick using Arduino

    Ever heard of Hugh Herr? He is a famous American rock climber who has shattered
    the limitations of his disabilities; he is a strong believer that technology could help
    disabled persons to live a normal life. In one of his TED talk Herr said “Humans are
    not disabled. A person can never be broken. Our built environment, our technologies,
    is broken and disabled. We the people need not accept our limitations, but can transfer
    disability through technological Innovation”. These were not just words but he lived
    his life to them, today he uses Prosthetic legs and claims to live to normal life. So yes,
    technology can indeed neutralize human disability; with this in mind let us use some
    simple devlopment boards and sensors to build an ultrasonic blind walking stick using
    Arduino that could perform more than just a stick for visually impaired persons.

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