An Accessibility App for the visually impaired

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(TENTATIVE)

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Timeline Overview

(Progress & Projects while learning Flutter can be found in this repo)

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Week 1 (18th Sept – 24th Sept)

Goal: Familiarize with Flutter & Dart basics
Tasks:

• Complete the introductory sections of the Flutter course (~20%).
• Set up the development environment (IDE, Flutter SDK).
• Focus on understanding Dart syntax (variables, control flow, functions, and OOP concepts).
• Set up the GitHub repository for version control.

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Week 2 (25th Sept – 1st Oct)

Goal: Master Flutter’s UI basics
Tasks:

• Finish sections on widgets and state management in the course (~50%).
• Build a basic interface with Flutter widgets (text fields, buttons, navigation).
• Explore stateful and stateless widgets in more detail.

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Week 3 (2nd Oct – 8th Oct)

Goal: Learn API integration and networking
Tasks:

• Complete the sections on API calls and data handling in the course (~70%).
• Practice making API requests using HTTP in Flutter.
• Explore JSON parsing and dive into Firebase and third-party API documentation.

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Week 4 (9th Oct – 15th Oct)

Goal: Work on Education (OCR to Text-to-Speech)
Tasks:

• Integrate Firebase ML Vision or Google Tesseract for image recognition.
• Implement basic OCR functionality.
• Work on Text-to-Speech integration using flutter_tts.
• Test capturing images and converting text to speech.

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Week 5 (16th Oct – 22nd Oct)

Goal: Build the Voice-based Calendar and Reminders feature
Tasks:

• Integrate the device_calendar and speech_to_text packages.
• Build voice commands to add, update, and retrieve calendar events.
• Set up flutter_local_notifications for reminders.

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Week 6 (23rd Oct – 29th Oct)

Goal: Start work on Real-time Navigation
Tasks:

• Use the Google Maps API or Mapbox SDK for real-time directions.
• Set up a basic map interface.
• Implement flutter_tts for voice-guided directions.
• Begin research and basic implementation of obstacle detection.

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Week 7 (30th Oct – 5th Nov)

Goal: Build Nutrition Analysis (Object Detection)
Tasks:

• Integrate TensorFlow Lite or Firebase ML Kit for object detection.
• Connect to the Edamam or Nutritionix API for nutritional data.
• Implement audio feedback using flutter_tts.

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Week 8 (6th Nov – 12th Nov)

Goal: Testing and Refining Features
Tasks:

• Conduct unit testing and integration testing for all implemented features.
• Address any bugs or issues encountered during development.
• Refine the UI/UX for accessibility and ease of use.

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Week 9 (13th Nov – 19th Nov)

Goal: Complete any remaining features and polish
Tasks:

• Add any remaining functionality and finalize feature implementations.
• Focus on improving the app’s performance and efficiency.

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Week 10 (20th Nov – 26th Nov)

Goal: Final testing and UI/UX improvements
Tasks:

• Perform final accessibility checks, particularly for visually impaired users.
• Polish the UI and finalize the design.
• Conduct thorough testing across different devices (iOS/Android).

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Week 11 (27th Nov – 1st Dec)

Goal: App Submission/Presentation Preparation
Tasks:

• Prepare the app for final submission (complete documentation, README, etc.).
• Create the final presentation for the project and prepare for the demo.
• Make any last-minute changes or optimizations.

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