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Blind Traveler Gains Independence with AI Smart Glasses

4/29/2025

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Christina Clift, interim co-executive director at Disability Connection Mid-South, embraces AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to navigate airports with ease as a blind traveler. With her hands free for her suitcase and cane, she experiences newfound independence, thanks to the Southern College of Optometry's commitment to providing this transformative technology for the visually impaired.

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Christina Clift, interim co-executive director at Disability Connection Mid-South, embraces AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to navigate airports with ease as a blind traveler. With her hands free for her suitcase and cane, she experiences newfound independence, thanks to the Southern College of Optometry's commitment to providing this transformative technology for the visually impaired.