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VIU students design award-winning visual impairment device

Two VIU students created the Proximity Pal, a wearable device that detects obstacles up to 1.5 metres away to aid visually impaired mobility, now entering testing with CNIB.

What started as an assignment in a project management class is becoming a wearable tech aid for people with visual impairments thanks to two students in the Information Technology and Applied Systems (ITAS) program at Vancouver Island University (VIU).

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VIU students design award-winning visual impairment device

What started as an assignment in a project management class is becoming a wearable tech aid for people with visual impairments thanks to two students in the Information Technology and Applied Systems (ITAS) program at Vancouver Island University (VIU).

·Cochrane, Canada
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Cochrane Times broke the news in Cochrane, Canada on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
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