Walking on Roads Without Sight
It is a night with new moon, and the stars are not visible due to pollution. Your bus drops you at a bus stop, and you start walking towards your home. Suddenly, the streetlights go off, and there is no source of light around you. To make things worse, your mobile battery is drained, so you cannot even use the torch on your phone. You take a turn, and without any warning, your leg gets stuck in an open drain that you never noticed. You manage to pull yourself out, but your legs, shoes, and socks are now dirty. You feel shaken, but you continue walking. A little further ahead, by mistake, you step on a sleeping street dog. Just imagine what could happen next. Feeling scared, my friend? These are not imaginary situations. These are the kinds of challenges many of us face every day. And these are just a few examples. There are many more such experiences that I would like to highlight, one by one, in this article. I use a white cane to move independently. It helps me detect obsta...