Accessible Home Automation System for Elderly Individuals and People with Disabilities: Combining Eye Tracking, Hand Gestures, and Voice Recognition

The number of individuals with disabilities, such as those with deafness, blindness, and paralysis, is increasing annually, as well as the elderly population. Both groups deserve the right to live independently. This paper introduces a multimodal home automation system that allows users to control household devices autonomously using hand gestures, eye tracking, and voice commands. The solution is customizable to individual preferences and operates on Raspberry Pi 4 through Python. The system is customizable to user needs and operates on a Raspberry Pi 4 using Python. Testing with elderly individuals and people with disabilities at Wahat El Farah Association (El Koura, Lebanon) showed promising results. The system offers a reliable and accessible solution for independent living through adaptable control methods.