Date of Publication :7th March 2016

Abstract: Reading text from scene, images and text boards is an exigent task for visually challenged persons. This task has been proposed to be carried out with the help of image processing. Since a long period of time, image processing has helped a lot in the field of object recognition and still an emerging area of research. The proposed system reads the text encountered in images and text boards with the aim to provide support to the visually challenged persons. Text detection and recognition in natural scene can give valuable information for many applications. In this work, an approach has been attempted to extract and recognize text from scene images and convert that recognized text into speech. This task can definitely be an empowering force in a visually challenged person's life and can be supportive in relieving them of their frustration of not being able to read whatever they want, thus enhancing the quality of their lives.

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