📌 "Language Learning For All!"
📌 For Vision-Impaired and Blind Students
📌 An interactive and accessible language-learning application
🎯 Project Description
EchoLingo is designed to help vision-impaired and blind students learn new languages through real-time translation, interactive quizzes, pronunciation assistance, and accessible navigation.
Unlike traditional learning apps that rely heavily on visual content, EchoLingo is fully optimized for accessibility, offering:
✔ Text-to-Speech Navigation
✔ Voice Commands for Interaction
✔ Real-Time Language Practice with AI
✔ Adaptive Learning Tools for Different Vision Needs
🔹 Key Features
✅ Adaptive Accessibility Settings – Customizable vision settings.
✅ Learning Hub – Save text and video resources, take notes in an accessible format.
✅ Practice Tools – AI-generated/custom quizzes for low-vision learners.
✅ Community Learning – Students can add friends to learn together.
✅ Interactive AI Conversation Mode – Practice real-world dialogues in different languages.
✅ Grammar & Vocabulary Breakdown – Receive spoken definitions, grammar explanations, and sentence examples.
💻 Software Environment
| Component | Technology Used |
|---|---|
| Frontend | React Native with Expo (Mobile App) |
| Backend | Node.js with Express |
| Database | Firebase |
| Languages | JavaScript |
| Voice-to-Text API | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API |
| AI API | OpenAI API |
| Translation API | Google Translate API |
👥 The Team
- Aiden Anthony (Team Lead)
- Barkot Beyene (Scrum Master)
- Jacob Pavlick
- Aarya Shrestha
- Bisesh Rana
- Kelly Pierre
Access the Test Version
To access the latest test version of the project please:
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Install Expo Go on an Android or IOS device.
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Access the link, and scan the QR code to download the latest version.