G. Madhu Kumar, secretary and correspondent of Dr. Lankapalli Bullayya College, making a gift of an AI-powered eyewear to a visually challenged individual at a programme in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU
AI-powered eyeglasses, laptops and cell handsets have gotten a serving to hand for the visually challenged individuals to hold out their duties simply.
On Saturday (October 18, 2025), The Hindu spoke to some visually impaired people who acquired such units from Vision-Aid India, an NGO, and the Rotary Club of Waltair, at Dr. L. Bullayya College. Some of the beneficiaries are authorities workers, whereas others are college students who’re making ready for aggressive examinations.
In whole, 31 AI-powered units had been distributed to proficient visually impaired people.
“I’ve 100% imaginative and prescient downside. I’m now utilizing an AI-powered eyewear. It helps me put together for aggressive examinations and recognise the folks I work together with. Thanks to the know-how which have made the lives of many individuals like me simple,” mentioned Koda Pushpa Bhavani, who accomplished her M.A. in sociology from Gayatri Vidya Parishad College in MVP Colony.
Narrating his story, Dunna Hara Kranth, one other beneficiary, mentioned that he misplaced his imaginative and prescient in 2020. “After dropping imaginative and prescient, I noticed no different possibility however to regulate to the challenges that visually impaired folks face. Now, these AI-based laptops, eyewear, and cellphones might be useful to me. The authorities ought to present such units to the needy,” he mentioned.
Published – October 19, 2025 09:01 am IST
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