A portable and affordable reading device for persons with visual disabilities

Audivision provides a low-cost portable reading stand and an offline AI smartphone app that converts printed and digital documents to speech. It enables independent access for blind and low-vision users; by 2025 over 6,300 users and 140,000 documents were processed.

Audirivision Technologies is a social start-up company based in Mumbai that focuses on affordable assistive technology for people with visual disabilities. It developed Audivision, an AI-powered app that comes with a low-cost mounting reader device, enabling users to read printed and digital documents using their standard smartphone. Audivision, which also works offline and is available in local languages, served 6,300 users in 2025, and was planning a rapid growth of its affordable device and app.

Problems Targeted

Expensive assistive readers and Internet-dependent Optical Character Recognition (OCR) tools prevent most people with visual disabilities from accessing print content.

Solution, Innovation and Impact

Audivision is a patented system comprising an affordable, portable mounting device and a proprietary AI app for smartphones. The stand has tactile markers for independent setup and optimized camera position, allowing users to easily capture complete physical documents. Its native offline AI and machine learning models deliver OCR and document navigation without needing a laptop, PC, or cloud connection. The system supports multiple Indian and global languages for accurate text-to-speech of books, mail, and forms. The companion app also reads digital files and assists with daily tasks such as identifying products or reviewing surroundings, while a Deafblind mode integrates with Braille keyboards. Audivision has been implemented across India and tested in the United States. Production launched in 2023, and by 2025 more than 6,300 users have benefited, with 140,000 documents processed. User training is conducted at blind institutes such as Miami Lighthouse (U.S.) and Xavier’s Resource Centre (India), and feedback from students and working professionals has directly shaped the development.

Funding, Outlook and Transferability

Audirivision has received funding of $78,000 in grants and equity investment. The company generates revenues through an app subscription at $15/year and a reader device costs $30. It supports B2C and institutional B2B deployments via a low-cost device and Google Play subscriptions. Pilot expansions are planned across Asia, the UAE, and US, aiming to empower 50,000 visually impaired users and broaden revenue growth in 2026. (#ZeroCall26)

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