AI empowering the Visually Impaired

Some See Disability as a Unique Individuality, and why not. Well, this individuality needs to be taught and explored and so here are a few applications and technologies developed for those with special needs of visuals and sight. Microsoft has released a new free app for Apple's iPhone, called Seeing AI, and it is generating a lot of interest in a short period of time. In less than a week, "techies" were giving glowing reviews to the app and podcasters were creating tutorials, which is all great news for consumers looking for an introduction to using the app. So what are the various means that AI is empowering the Visually Impaired?