AUDIO SMARTWATCH PICTURE DESCRIPTION AS AN ALTERNATIVE IN RECOGNIZING IMAGES FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Abstract

Audio Smartwatch Picture Description is a tool that was designed by itself by utilizing a camera sensor as an image detector and a microphone working to add sound output which is combined with an image description program that has been created on Arduino so that it becomes a unified tool that has the function of describing images into sound output. The purpose of making the tool is to design an image description tool in the form of a smart watch that can be used by blind children in recognizing and identifying images so as to help blind people in obtaining information easily and independently. The making of the tool started by conducting observations and interviews related to learning media and fulfilling accessibility at PSBN Tuah Sakato Padang City and SMK 7 Padang City. From the results of observations, planning for the manufacture of tools and conducting a literature study on the components needed, after planning followed by making the design of tools and components. The design of the tools and components has been completed with a survey and the purchase of the required tools and components, after all the requirements have been met for the manufacture of the tool by involving a third party in the manufacturing program. The tools that have been designed for testing are limited to blind experts and techniques for testing tools and testing on the blind. From the results of trials on experts and the blind, the results obtained for the tool to be lighter so that it can be used for training by the blind. The test results are used as evaluation material in improving the tool. Furthermore, the publication of the tool through scientific articles that have been submitted in the Special Needs Education Journal accredited by SINTA 4.