There are more than 50 visually-impaired students in the DAV Public School Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Other students in the film often felt the visually-impaired students left out and uncomfortable around other students.

Though the hope was to promote an inclusive education system, basic obstacles seem to prevent a major shift towards acceptance, comfort and convenience.

That is where Aayushi Jain and her team enter, determined to make a difference.

The team asked visually-impaired students about their needs and were informed that it would be great if they could read more than just the audiobooks provided to them by the NCRET.

“That’s when we thought about creating a device that would help them – the ‘Super Eyes’,” says Aayushi.

The innovation scans and converts printed text in any book or newspaper into an audio clip which can be played by the user. The idea is that this will help the visually-impaired instantly, rather than restricting them to only some books.

Shaped like a VR box, the visually-impaired have to strap the device to their eyes and attach an earphone, so that they can hear it. It works by scanning the text in front of it – essentially ‘reading’ out what is before the user’s eyes.

“In the future, we are planning to attach the camera to a pen and make the reading experience easier and simpler for the visually-impaired,” says Aayushi.

A stunning innovation that will definitely have a real-world impact on those who need it the most.