Guided Vision in Gemini Live: built for accessibility. Oct 01, 2026 Built alongside the blind and low-vision community, Guided Vision in Gemini Live offers conversational, real-time visual assistance. Share your camera to receive dynamic audio descriptions and natural verbal reframing cues to explore your environment. Isha Sheth Senior Product Manager, Gemini Live Today, Blog is launching Guided Vision in Gemini Live across compatible Android devices - bringing voice-forward, real-time visual interpretation to people who are blind, have low vision, or want intuitive visual assistance. Technology is most powerful when it opens up the world for everyone, and Guided Vision turns Gemini into a conversational visual partner. Guided Vision was developed through close collaboration with the accessibility community. Blog previewed it earlier this month, among other tools to expand digital and physical accessibility across Android, To train Gemini Live for conversational, real-world context, Blog partnered with Aira to visually interpret data for a total of tens of thousands of hours. More than 1,000 members of Aira's Trusted Tester network helped stress-test and refine the model across daily routines, while Aira specialists worked directly with its teams as subject-matter experts to help establish and evaluate its safety guardrails. Now, you can simply share your camera during a Gemini Live session to hear clear descriptions of your surroundings, ask detailed follow-up questions, and receive proactive, spoken cues to center whatever you want to explore. Real-time visual assistance designed for how you experience the world. When you share your camera in Gemini Live with Guided Vision turned on, Gemini acts as a conversational partner. If your camera is pointed too high, too close, or slightly off to the side, Gemini provides natural verbal prompts to help you reframe - asking you to pan slowly to the right, tilt downward, or step back so it can get the clear visual context needed to answer your questions. Everyday moments made simple. Whether locating objects, preparing a meal, or picking an outfit, Guided Vision supports everyday tasks where quick visual verification matters most: * Reading fine print and complex text: Read small nutrition labels on food packages, decipher appliance dials and washing machine cycles, or read printed menus in dimly lit restaurants. * Finding and localizing objects: Search your immediate area for everyday items, such as finding a dropped earbud on the floor or locating the black pepper inside a crowded spice cabinet. * Describing objects and matching details: Ask about colors, patterns, and shapes - such as checking whether a striped shirt pairs with a pair of trousers or identifying the color of a specific jacket. * Exploring your immediate environment: Get descriptive overviews of unfamiliar spaces, room layouts, or objects placed across a table. * Conversing naturally in your preferred language: Guided Vision supports conversations across multiple languages. It reflects extensive testing and feedback from blind and low-vision communities across India, Brazil, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, and more to make descriptions, reframing cues, and answers feel natural and helpful. Like many accessibility innovations, Guided Vision also provides practical visual assistance for older adults, individuals with low literacy, or anyone trying to read fine print in low lighting. Quick access across Android. Guided Vision is designed to fit seamlessly into daily routines with minimal friction: * Gemini App: Open your profile settings in the Gemini mobile app and switch on Use Guided Vision in Live. From there, open Gemini Live and tap to share your camera. * Accessibility Shortcuts: Under Android Settings > Accessibility > Vision assistance > Guided Vision, configure an Accessibility shortcut to launch Guided Vision using the floating accessibility button, a two-finger swipe gesture, or by pressing both volume keys. * TalkBack Integration: Users running Google TalkBack can bring up the TalkBack menu with a three-finger tap and select Guided Vision directly. As with any generative AI technology, Guided Vision is an assistive utility and can make mistakes. It is not a medical device, mobility aid, or white cane replacement, and it's not intended for navigation, safe-travel guidance, or obstacle detection. Users should continue relying on established mobility aids and safe-travel practices in physical environments. Guided Vision is now available on Android devices running Android 9 and above in regions and languages where Gemini Live is supported. Make sure your Gemini app and Android system software are updated to the latest versions to get started. "As standard phones are typically built for sighted users who can see the screen, a product like Gemini Live's real-time visual descriptions with proactive verbal camera guidance can help bridge a critical gap in everyday tasks at home, from reading fine print to locating daily essentials." By Sally Khoo Deputy Director (Innovation), SG Enable "Testing these capabilities directly with blind and low-vision users across Indian languages ensures this technology delivers dependable, practical assistance in everyday life." By Prashant Verma National Association of the Blind, India Posted in:

Bustang introduces new free tools for blind and deaf riders. Posted: Sep 9, 2026 / 06:09 PM MDT Updated: Sep 9, 2026 / 06:27 PM MDT (COLORADO) - Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), and the Office of Information Technology have partnered with Bustang and Aira to launch two new free digital tools for passengers who are blind/low vision (BLV) or deaf/hard of hearing (DHH), on Wednesday, Sep. 9, according to the Colorado government. "This service is truly an innovative way for us to make Bustang more inclusive, so that even more Coloradans and visitors can make full use of great travel options," said CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew. "I'm proud that CDOT is participating in this program and look forward to travelers taking advantage of the new features that Aira provides." Colorado Lt. Governor Primavera said the two new digital tools, Aira Explorer and Aira ASL, connect users to live, professionally trained interpreters for travel information through their phones. Users can use Aira Explorer to connect to a visual interpreter who facilitates navigation using the caller's phone camera and audio, and users can use Aira ASL to connect to a sign language interpreter for on-demand communication support. Both are available at state facilities along Bustang routes, stops, onboard, and at transfer locations, with additional locations to be added soon, according to Lt. Governor Primavera. "Bustang has been a game changer in terms of transportation for Coloradans with disabilities since its inception, and the addition of Aira access further increases accessibility to every Bustang line," said Colorado Lt. Governor Primavera. "With this added service, Colorado is making sure riders who are blind or have low vision can get from the stop to the seat on their own terms." Lt. Governor Primavera said, like all apps that depend on video, a solid cellular connection is required to fully take advantage of Aira services in more secluded areas. With Bustang traveling through many remote locations across the state, and with Aira ASL relying on streaming video, users should plan to ensure their devices are fully charged and consider bringing a backup power source to prepare for extended connectivity.