Two new apps for those caught in a dark and silent void

There are around 500,000 deaf-blind (having a severe impairment of both hearing and vision) people in India. For them, their caregivers mean a lot. Can technology help? Samsung has introduced two unique solutions — Good Vibes and Relumino — that provide a communication tool to the deaf-blind and enable people with low vision to see better.

The Telegraph spoke to Trivikram Thakore, vice-president, Samsung India, about the effort.

What was the starting point for the technology?

When we chanced upon the deaf-blind, we got in touch an NGO called Sense India. Frankly speaking, we didn’t know much about the issue at hand before conversations began. When they talked about them and the challenges they face, we saw a way to use technology to help them communicate with their caregivers and beyond. We wanted to give them a tool to conduct two-way communication.