China's AI tech brings more convenient, dignified life to people with disabilities and their familiesRemove barriers

Global Times

17th July 2024

China's AI tech brings more convenient, dignified life to people with disabilities and their families

Remove barriers

By Huang Lanlan

When Yong Yong (pseudonym) navigates through the bustling exhibition hall, a soothing voice whisperers in his ear, guiding him past obstacles and pointing out objects in his path. Wearing a special pair of glasses, Yong Yong walks around on his own, overwhelmed by a newfound sense of freedom and independence - "as if I was not blind," he said with a smile.

Yong Yong, 30, was born with severe visual impairment. As his eyes can perceive only faint light, in the past decades, Yong Yong has rarely visited public places without his crutches.

But now, he can walk almost as unaided as people with regular sound and vision, being able to avoid obstacles with the help of the glasses on his nose, which can dynamically recognize the objects around and remind him by voice.

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