Question

Which answer choice accurately characterizes Godwin’s reaction to technology for the visually impaired?

Answer 1

The answer choice which accurately characterizes Godwin's reaction to technology for the visually impaired is "He believes that it is the key in helping people who are visually impaired to successfully live on their own."

While he believes Braille will always have a place in literature for the blind or visually impaired, Andrew Godwin emphasized the importance of emerging assistive technologies in giving its users autonomy. Before making a demonstration of an iPhone app with image recognition, he said that "Technology offers the opportunity for those that are blind or visually impaired to live independently," and proceeded to prove his point by having the SeeingAI app scan his face through the phone camera and describe him as a middle aged smiling man with dark hair. Although he laughed about the Artificial Intelligence's imperfect accuracy (his age estimate was ten years above his real age), it is clear enough that such a tool can make life much easier for the blind and visually impaired.