How NFC Provides Better Information, Faster
When we mention NFC, the technology that powers WayAround, we’ve gotten more than a few raised eyebrows. Lots of people have heard of Bluetooth, QR …
NFC on iPhone is Coming & Why it Matters for Accessible Wayfinding
This week, Apple announced that iOS 11 will begin supporting a reader for Near Field Communication or NFC on iPhone 7. The new functionality is currently …
Co-founder Darwin on Making Life’s Challenges into an Advantage
When WayAround co-founder Darwin Belt was fourteen, he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. The disease affected his vision from the time he was in his …
Our Online Accessibility Journey
We’ve been working hard on WayAround: fine-tuning our tactile signage for testing, and developing the technology to audibly describe all the little details about the …
Meet Armand, a Retired Architect with Vision Loss, Turned Entrepreneur
Imagine you are driving home from work one day and you notice the vision in one of your eyes is not quite right. You realize …
Five Principles of WayScience™
Since WayAround is designed by architects, it should come as no surprise that there’s an underlying approach to the design. If you’ve ever looked at an …
Catalyst #1: Inclusive Design
When we gave a demo of an early version of WayAround to someone who is blind, within seconds of getting his hands on it, he remarked, …
Three Things I’ve Learned About Blindness
Since I started working with Blind InSites™, I’ve learned a lot about what people who are blind have to put up with from us sighted …