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The suitcase will be mounted with cameras and sensors and will be capable of moving on its own. The product will guide the visually impaired user to a destination in an indoor environment while detecting and avoiding obstacles. In addition to navigating routes, a feature to detect and notify users of approaching acquaintances is also being considered.

Seeing AI launched in English in 2017 is available in 70 countries and in many languages. The app leverages AI technology, and so far, has helped people with more than 20 million tasks. Developed with inclusive design in mind, the app is tested by and with the disability community via nonprofit organizations around the world.

Lookout uses computer vision to assist people with low vision or blindness get things done faster and more easily. Using your phone’s camera, Lookout makes it easier to get more information about the world around you and do daily tasks more efficiently like sorting mail, putting away groceries, and more.

 .lumen, a Romanian startup working on adding a wearable device to that too-small list of mobility solutions for visually-impaired people. The company’s goal is to pack all the benefits of a guide dog into a headset, making getting around far easier for the millions of blind people who don’t have access to a trained canine.

OrCam Technologies, a leader in personal, AI-driven innovations, today announced that Lionel Messi, the global soccer legend, will be OrCam Technologies’ new Ambassador, leading the charge to improve accessibility through OrCam’s breakthrough AI technologies for people who are blind or visually impaired. 

Vision loss is overwhelming enough for patients. Add the huge amount of products, technology and equipment that is available for the blind and low vision community, and it’s choice paralysis.

Here are 10 of the common tools Vision Australia recommends newly diagnosed patients after a health professional referral.