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kestrellKes: This is one of the most useful apps for visually impaired people--I use it for everything from reading package labels to identifying my beer in the drinks cabinet. The developer is a great speaker, and he has lots of fascinating stories about how visually impaired people have found different uses for the app than he ever imagined when he initially developed it.
Seeing AI: Describing the world for people who are blind/low vision
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Description: Seeing AI is a talking camera app for people who are blind/low vision. It describes the text, people, and things around you.
Come hear about our latest developments, leveraging AI+AR to provide an immersive audio AR experience.
Speaker: Saqib Shaikh
At Microsoft, Saqib Shaikh leads teams of engineers to blend emerging technologies with natural user experiences to empower people with disabilities to achieve more - and thus to create a more inclusive world for all.
The Seeing AI project enables someone who is visually impaired to hold up their phone, and hear more about the text, people, and objects in their surroundings. It has won multiple awards, and been called "life changing" by users. Shaikh has demonstrated his work to the UK Prime Minister, and to the House of Lords. The video of the original prototype (http://youtu.be/R2mC-NUAmMk) has been viewed over three million times.ZS04NjZkLWNlZjg5M2RiNzNhNg
Sign up and find more info at
https://www.meetup.com/hololens-mr/events/282678622/
Hosted by: The Microsoft HoloLens and Mixed Reality Meetup
Seeing AI: Describing the world for people who are blind/low vision
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Description: Seeing AI is a talking camera app for people who are blind/low vision. It describes the text, people, and things around you.
Come hear about our latest developments, leveraging AI+AR to provide an immersive audio AR experience.
Speaker: Saqib Shaikh
At Microsoft, Saqib Shaikh leads teams of engineers to blend emerging technologies with natural user experiences to empower people with disabilities to achieve more - and thus to create a more inclusive world for all.
The Seeing AI project enables someone who is visually impaired to hold up their phone, and hear more about the text, people, and objects in their surroundings. It has won multiple awards, and been called "life changing" by users. Shaikh has demonstrated his work to the UK Prime Minister, and to the House of Lords. The video of the original prototype (http://youtu.be/R2mC-NUAmMk) has been viewed over three million times.ZS04NjZkLWNlZjg5M2RiNzNhNg
Sign up and find more info at
https://www.meetup.com/hololens-mr/events/282678622/
Hosted by: The Microsoft HoloLens and Mixed Reality Meetup
