Hi, I am in India and have received lovely response. Even Hindi text is being read though not the whole text.
With best wishes, Ketan On 11/30/16, 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone <[email protected]> wrote: > hi, > I just downloaded this app and, while it seems totally accessible, having > taken a shot, I get no response. Has anyone managed to make this work? > Thanks, Sandy > > sent from the dark side of the moon > >> On 30 Nov 2016, at 00:43, Andy Baracco <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Mike B. >> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 3:38 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [BlindTech] Toronto teen uses app to give visually-impaired a new >> look at the world >> >> Anmol Tukrel, a Grade 12 student at Holy Trinity who designed an app for >> blind people that describes things you take photos of with your iPhone or >> iPad. (Andrew >> Francis Wallace / Toronto Star) | >> >> A Toronto teen is hoping to change the lives of visually impaired people >> around the world with a new app that can identify virtually any object >> with >> the >> quick tap of an iPhone or iPad. >> >> Anmol Tukrel, a 17-year-old grade 12 student at Holy Trinity School in >> Richmond Hill, has always been fascinated with technology, particularly >> artificial >> intelligence. By the time he was in grade 7, he was already teaching >> himself >> how to code. >> >> Growing up, Tukrel often travelled to Pune, India to visit his aunt who >> worked at the K. K. Eye Institute, a hospital dedicated to providing eye >> care for >> people who can’t afford it. That experience, combined with an internship >> at >> a startup that uses computer vision to make products for advertising >> firms, >> led him to the perfect idea for a Canada-Wide Science Fair project. >> >> “I thought I could use computer vision for a more humanitarian use, and >> help >> visually impaired people,” he said. >> >> Tukrel’s iPhone app, iDentifi, allows users to take a photo of virtually >> any >> object, and then describes that item in great detail back to the user. >> People >> can also take photos of text and have it read back to them, in one of 27 >> languages. Tukrel hopes it makes every day tasks — like picking out the >> can >> of >> pop you want — easier for people who are visually impaired. >> >> Jason Fayre, the head of accessibility and assistive technology at the >> Canadian National Institute for the Blind, >> tested out the app and, although there are similar apps on the market, >> gave >> it a rave review. >> >> “I’m extremely impressed, especially that it was written by a grade 12 >> person,” he said. As a blind person himself, Fayre said iDentifi would >> make >> his >> life in easier when trying to identify things in the kitchen. >> >> “If I don’t know what a particular can of something is, being able to take >> a >> picture and have that information read back to me in great detail is very >> useful,” he said. >> >> It took Tukrel more than a year to develop the app, a process that >> involved >> months of painstaking research and enough code to fill a two-inch binder. >> He >> had initially planned on making his own convolutional neural network — >> computer speak for the data structure used to make the a program that >> recognizes >> objects. Eventually, he opted to integrate existing programs. >> >> Tukrel casually speaks about computer vision, convolutional neural >> networks, >> and application program interfaces as though he were a university >> graduate >> of computer science – not an about-to-graduate high schooler. >> >> “I’ve always liked technology, but as much as I like playing video games >> and >> using different apps, I wanted to be able to make them myself,” Tukrel >> said. >> >> For Tukrel, the work doesn’t stop now that the science fair is over. >> >> He has already met with various organizations to get feedback on the app, >> and plans on making tweaks to improve the user experience. So far, the >> app >> has >> been downloaded by several thousand people and is being used in 60 >> countries. And, it’s free, something Tukrel doesn’t plan on changing. >> >> “I want people who are visually impaired to use it without thinking of >> the >> financial consequences of doing so,” he said. “We have such great >> technology >> and I think it’s important that everyone has access to it.” >> >> https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/11/28/toronto-teen-uses-app-to-give-visually-impaired-a-new-look-at-the-world.html >> >> >> Take care. >> Mike >> Sent from my iBarstool! >> >> >> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >> Groups.io Links: >> >> You receive all messages sent to this group. >> >> View/Reply Online (#27247): https://groups.io/g/blindtech/message/27247 >> View All Messages In Topic (1): >> https://groups.io/g/blindtech/topic/3303324 >> Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/3303324?uid=10822 >> New Topic: https://groups.io/g/blindtech/post >> >> Change Your Subscription: https://groups.io/g/blindtech/editsub?uid=10822 >> >> Group Home: https://groups.io/g/blindtech >> Contact Group Owner: [email protected] >> >> Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos >> >> Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blindtech/leave/260404/1508816266/xyzzy >> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >> >> I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - >> you can reach Cara at [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Ketan Kothari Phone: [r] 24223281, Cell: 9987550614 MSN ID: [email protected] Skype ID: Ketan3333 -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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