Digika – An Application to Empower Disabilities

People who are physically/mentally impaired, visionary/hearing impaired, paralytic people, handicapped people, etc., are referred to the category as Disabled people. Even persons with mental retardation fall under this category. They cannot lead the life of a normal human being as they lack any or more inevitable features in them. In our day-to-day life, we come across many disabled people and students who are unable to lead normal life like us. Focusing, students with disabilities find difficulty with their schooling and studies. So, an application in their hands will aid them to live independently and take care of themselves in many aspects. To carry forward the way of living of disabled people, we proposed an application named “Digika”, exclusively for disabled persons. This app is the hub of many features like the production of graphical tactile images, identifying the particulars of the image with character detection, conversion mechanisms, etc., and is not restricted to one of the disabilities with the features and algorithms of Machine learning, deep learning, Convoluted Neural Networks, and Computer Vision. Finally implementing the concept of the Internet of Things with the help of appropriate sensors for educating disabled students and controlling those via this application. The application developed can be effortlessly installed on a diverse range of devices, promoting its portability to wearable platforms like Wear OS and Android Wear. Given its open-source nature, this application is poised to significantly enhance the overall quality of life for individuals with disabilities.