Design and Implementation of a Mobile Voice Assistant System for the Visually Impaired

Voice assistant systems are now becoming the newest technology in human computer interaction. However, the use of voice assistant systems has not been fully explored to help visually impaired individuals get the best out of their mobile devices as there have been challenges revolving around privacy and ease of use. The system was implemented using Kotlin for Android apps to work offline facilitating more reach for users with little or no internet connection. The result of the implementation shows that blind users can make use of their mobile devices without dependence on third party, internet connection or privacy-related issues that they had prior to the system implementation. The system is hereby recommended to blind users to help them make the best out of social interaction using their mobile devices.