An Effective Approach to Speech-Based Email Assistance for Visually Impaired People

The Speech-based Email Assistant aims to promote digital inclusivity for the blind by allowing email operations to be done hands-free via voice commands. The system is capable of uninterrupted use without any visual input, using the OpenAI Whisper model for converting speech to text and the Google Text-to-Speech (GTTS) package for providing auditory feedback. The application allows for creating, sending, retrieving, managing mailboxes, and summarizing email messages, thus providing basic Natural Language Processing (NLP) functions. Voice input is in live mode through PyAudio, and emails are sent over secure channels using SMTP and IMAP for email operations. Voice authentication alongside SHA-256 hashing is applied to enhance security, providing protection against unauthorized access while ensuring user privacy. This research aims to develop a voice-based email assistant that is user-friendly, efficient, and secure, thus promoting the digitally inclusive training of visually impaired users.