Microsoft Australia and Vision Australia announced a new app yesterday that empowers people who are blind or have low vision to explore the world around them through a 3D audio experience.
Called Soundscape, this app uses location awareness to provide users with information (through speech and sound) about their surroundings, allowing them to build a mental map of what’s around them.
Soundscape is not intended to replace aids such as a dog guide or a cane, but to enable a user to move more naturally and intuitively around their environment without disrupting their ability to attend to other tasks, activities or social interactions.