###Health Hack Honorable Mention #####Freedom for the visually & auditory impaired. Built in 40 hours at PennApps Winter 2015 Hackathon
The gift of hearing and vision are senses we commonly take for granted. Approximately 50,000 Americans have been classified as deaf-blind. Unfortunately many of the deaf-blind experience the world as an unpredictable, and possibly threatening place.
With WanderWise, we use the sense of touch as a tool to make more of the world accessible to the deaf-blind. By combining a camera with vibration motors, proximity sensors, and GPS, we enable turn-by-turn navigation to those visually and auditory impaired.
The second app in the suite is an iOS app that allows for family members or a caregiver to enter destinations that the user can walk to. This simple, but effective solution makes tasks like going to the convenience store, seeing friends, and other outdoor day-to-day activities possible for those without vision and hearing.
- Collision detection eye-wear
- Direction assisting headpiece
- Haptic feedback turn-by-turn navigation
- iOS app for family and caretakers to plan walking trips for user
- Voice navigation feedback (for those only blind)
- USB battery powered
- Traffic sign detection
- Higher accuracy GPS
- Faster mobile processing power