Fundamentals of Innovation &
Entrepreneurship Section (02) Dr.
Yazid Benchabane
Helping Students with
Visual Impairments with
their Education Life.
Group# 5
Khaled Mohammed 201950180
S a l e m H a m o u d R a s h e d A l z e y o u d i 201902345
H a m d a n A b d a l l a A b u s e e m A l A l i 201900149
Khameis Khameis Mohamed Alsereidi 201906257
Table of Contents
Page
Project Overview. 3
Interview. 5
Empathy Map. 8
Journey Map. 9
Defi ne. 10
Point Of View (POV). 11
HMW Questi ons. 12
Ideate. 13
Best Soluti on! 15
Prototype. 16
Test. 18
References 19
Project
Overview
(Khameis)
Project Overview
• Engineering solutions are aiming to help people with disabilities to
overcome their challenges.
• 285 million people worldwide are estimated to be visually impaired,
39 million of them are blind and 246 million have low vision [1].
• In the United States for example the blind unemployment rate reaches
75% [2].
• New aids and technologies developed for the visually impaired are
considered expensive at an average price range from $200 - $3000.
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Interview
(Salem)
5
Interview:
Question 1: Question 2: Personal Question 3: Pressing
Interaction with Blind Experience with Poor Issues for Blind People
Individuals and Eyesight and Relating and the Importance of
Challenges Observed to Blind Individuals Real-Time Information
Answer 1: Assisting blind Answer 1: Safety emerged as a
Answer 1: Losing glasses while
person at school highlighted concern due to the lack of real-
traveling made the respondent
dependence on others for time information, emphasizing
empathize with the challenges
information and navigation the importance of immediate
of reading signs and directions.
challenges. environmental awareness.
Answer 2: Temporary vision
Answer 2: The constant need
Answer 2: Observing blind problems due to infection
for assistance in public spaces,
individuals in public places revealed the reliance on visual
such as reading signs and
showed difficulties in reading information and its parallel to
finding items in stores, poses
and navigating independently. the struggles faced by blind
barriers.
individuals.
Answer 3: Poor eyesight Answer 3: Navigation
Answer 3: Witnessing a blind highlighted difficulties in difficulties and the limitations
person needing assistance with reading small print, fostering of traditional tools like a stick
Qibla direction in a mosque empathy for the constant were highlighted. Real-time
emphasized the need for challenges blind individuals information was deemed
constant support. face in accessing visual crucial for enhancing mobility
information. and independence.
1. Empathy &
Journey Map
(Salem)
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Empathy Map:
Journey Map:
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2. Define
(Hamdan)
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Point of view
(POV)
USE NEE INSIGH
R D T
User: blind students
Need: make blind student studing easier and Reduced independence and
reliance on others for reading
Insight: inable blind students to read printed materials such as books,
1
signs, or menus
1
"How Might We” (HMW) questions
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED:
1 HMW make smart glasses that follows to the unique needs of blind
students and enhance their reading and studying experiences?
2 HMW develop a technology that enhances the recognition of people,
objects, and surroundings that make their daily interactions and
activities more accessible?
3 HMW create innovative methods for blind students to read printed
materials, such as books, signs, and menus?
4 HMW reduce the risk of accidents and falls for bind people by
addressing hazards in real-time?
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3
3. Ideate
(Khaled)
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Brainstorming:
Develop a software or an algorithm that can convert any materials in an alternative format,
such as Braille.
TEXT
Develop a Website that provide Live readers service.
Develop a Smart glasses text detection (text-to-speech recognition) .
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Best Idea:
Smart glasses
Enhanced Safety Hands-Free
and Security Connectivity [3]
Features [3]
Personalized
Health and Fitness Real-Time text-
Tracking [3] to-speech [3]
4.
Prototype
(Khaled)
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PROTOTYPE
17
Testing
References
[1] "WHO | Visual impairment and blindness," World Health Organization, 7 April 1948. [Online].
Available: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs282/en/. [Accessed October 2015].
[2] R.Velázquez, "Wearable Assistive Devices for the Blind," in Wearable and Autonomous
Biomedical Devices and Systems for Smart Environment, vol. 75, A. Lay-Ekuakille and S. C.
Mukhopadhyay, Eds., Aguascalientes, Mexico, Universidad Panamericana, 2010, pp. 331- 349.
[3] https://capsulesight.com/smartglasses/5-benefits-of-smart-glasses-in-our-lives/
V Conclusion & Discussions
The End
Any Questions?
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