Developing a Web App for Visually Impaired Individuals Using Computer Vision

This Omdena Local Chapter Challenge runs for 8 weeks and is a unique experience to try and grow your skills in a collaborative and safe environment with a diverse mix of people from all over the world. 

You will work on solving a local problem, initiated by Bucharest, Romania Chapter.

The problem

Despite progress in ensuring the rights of individuals with disabilities in Romania, the visually impaired community still faces significant challenges in achieving equal access to education, employment, and social services. Limited resources, lack of infrastructure, and negative attitudes towards disability often create barriers to the full integration of visually impaired individuals in society, leading to lower rates of employment, higher levels of poverty, and limited opportunities for personal development and growth. As a result, there is a pressing need to address these systemic issues and empower visually impaired individuals to achieve their full potential in Romania.

The goals

The Omdena Romania Chapter team aims to develop a Computer Vision model that will identify the surroundings around a person that has a mobile phone with them and help them walk through the world. The project’s primary goal is to accurately predict objects in the surroundings, people, and cars, and inform the user about them in real time.

• Web App that works in real-time;
• GitHub Repo with open-source code;
• Curated dataset hosted in AWS/Google/Kaggle/HuggingFace for open access;

With a duration of 8 weeks, this project aims to:

• Data Collection and Exploratory Data Analysis
• Preprocessing 
• Feature Extraction
• Model Development and Training
• Evaluate Model
• App development

Why join? The uniqueness of Omdena Local Chapter Challenges

Omdena Local Chapter Challenges are not a competition or hackathon but a real-world project that will grow your experience to a new level.

A unique learning experience with the potential to make an impact through the outcome of the project. You will go through an entire data science project lifecycle. This covers problem scoping, data collection, and preparation, as well as modeling for deployment.

And the best part is that you will join the global and collaborative community of Omdena with tons of benefits to accelerate your career.

Read more on how Omdena´s Local Chapters work