Accessibility · Computer Vision
Eye Gazer — Webcam Accessibility Platform
A browser-based communication board that uses webcam gaze tracking to let people with speech or mobility impairments select tiles and compose messages without specialized eye-tracking hardware.
- Webcam-only Hardware
Stack Python / Machine Learning / JavaScript
Motivation
Assistive eye-tracking communication tools typically depend on dedicated, expensive hardware. Eye Gazer tests whether the camera most people already own is sufficient.
Approach
The platform runs a machine-learning gaze model on a live webcam feed to estimate where a user is looking, then maps that gaze onto an on-screen communication board. Users with speech or mobility impairments can select tiles and compose messages hands-free, entirely in the browser.
Built as a senior capstone project, Eye Gazer focuses on accessibility through commodity hardware rather than specialized equipment.