The Challenge 

Deaf-blindness is a rare condition in which a person has combined hearing and vision loss, and therefore has limited access to both auditory and visual information. The people who have this condition feel very dependent on a communicator guide or a family member for mobility. Deaf-blindness does not necessarily mean complete loss of the ability to see and hear. However, it does complicate communication significantly. The degree in visual and auditory limitations differ between individuals. Where one person might still be able to recognize familiar people or sounds, others might not.

The Solution

The proposed solution is to create a device like a suitcase that the deaf-blind person can carry with them around. The device will focus on the following: 1. It will allow the individual to communicate with other individual by using speech-to-text-to-haptic feedback that can be induced on the palm of the individual's hand resting on the handle of the suitcase using tactile feedback. 2. The device can also use image detection and processing methods in order to detect the surroundings for obstacle and intimate that individual about the same using feedback. 3. The device can work as a self-driving guidance system as well that navigates the individual from one location to another using a system like google maps for outdoor movement.

The Mission

The objective of this idea is to design a device that helps the deaf-blind to become more independent. This will allow the community to communicate with the people around and make them feel safe while moving around.

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