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RightHear wins social impact contest

Israeli accessibility startup RightHear (see here previously) won the Connect AI: Social Impact award for its guidance system for the visually impaired. RightHear is deployed at McDonald’s, Aroma coffee shops, Azrieli Group malls, the Open University campus, and Ramat Gan … Continue reading

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Knesset launches “Waze for the Blind”

On Israel’s Blind Day (Jun 6) Israel’s Parliament (Knesset) launched a system to help the blind, visually impaired, and people with orientation difficulties navigate its premises. It uses the personalized audio guidance from Israel’s RightHear (see here previously). https://nocamels.com/2023/06/israeli-parliament-launches-waze-for-the-blind-navigation/

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How blind people use Smartphones

One Israeli startup at the Digital.Health.Now conference was RightHear. (see here). This video shows how the blind use its technology to access the functions on a Smartphone. Also, (TY Jacques) RightHear is supporting the first official blind-friendly street in Israel, … Continue reading

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Improving accessibility at McDonald’s

McDonald’s Israel has installed sensors from Israel’s RightHear (see here) near entrances, restrooms, elevators and stairs in nearly all its 180 Israeli branches. It is the world’s first restaurant chain to offer full access to customers with orientation challenges. https://www.israel21c.org/israels-righthear-orients-visually-impaired-at-mcdonalds/

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Guidance system for visually-impaired goes global

I reported previously (Sep 2017) on Israel’s RightHear and its app that enables the visually impaired to navigate shopping malls, hospitals, universities etc. RightHear has since been installed in Israeli supermarket chain Shufersal, launched in the US and is heading … Continue reading

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An app to guide the visually impaired

Israel’s RightHear is an iPhone app that enables the visually impaired to find their way through shopping malls, hospitals, universities – any of the 200 locations (mostly in Israel) where Apple iBeacon transmitters have been installed. It’s also integrated with … Continue reading

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