VisionAid: Enhancing Accessibility for the Visually Impaired with YOLO and gTTS

Daily environment navigating and accessing visual information are critical problems for people with vision disabilities. To reduce this discrepancy VisionAid, an assistive application was introduced to make visually challenged person have better accessibility via integration of YOLO for real-time object detection and gTTS which is library used for text-to-speech conversion. It recognizes objects, speaks text aloud and promotes good navigation skills that improve mobility and independence. VisionAid augments vision loss with modern technologies like GPS and SLAM for navigation, rather than traditional aids. This paper presents VisionAid as an end-to-end solution, fills the gaps in existing models and brings more autonomy to its users.