<p><strong>Have you ever been lost in a big building? Now imagine navigating it with a visual impairment.</strong></p>
<p><strong>We chat with Idan Meir about a game-changing app, </strong><em><strong>RightHear</strong></em><strong>, that uses Bluetooth and audio descriptions to guide people through public spaces without the need for Braille! </strong></p>
<p><strong>With accessibility tools that speak your language and pace, this is innovation that’s leveling the playing field for everyone. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Hear Idan's inspiring journey from coupon tech to creating solutions for the blind community. </strong>📱🦽
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<p><strong>RightHear: </strong><a href="https://www.right-hear.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>https://www.right-hear.com/</strong></a></p>
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<p><strong>Idan Meir is the Co-founder and CEO of RightHear, an innovative startup on a mission to turn public spaces into accessible environments for people with spatial orientation challenges, including people who are blind or visually impaired.</strong></p>
<p><strong>RightHear provides real-time audio descriptions to help the blind interpret and understand their surroundings. We have a free app on iOS and Android, over 2,500 accessible locations worldwide, and an ever-growing user base and community. </strong></p>
<p><strong>RightHear has partnered with leading international brands like McDonalds, Microsoft, and Costa Coffee to improve accessibility compliance as well as promote inclusion, and has significantly grown the number of RightHear-enabled locations in the US over the past year.</strong><br /></p>
<p><strong>Idan is originally from Israel but relocated with his family to Rockville, Maryland in 2021. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Business from The Open University of Israel, and he loves building companies, running, and eating hummus, but not necessarily in that order!</strong></p>
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Arc Angel Communications w/ PodPro Entertainment

Ep.49 - Wayfinding Made Easy: Tech That Talks!

OCT 16, 202412 MIN
Save As: Ability

Ep.49 - Wayfinding Made Easy: Tech That Talks!

OCT 16, 202412 MIN

Description

<p><strong>Have you ever been lost in a big building? Now imagine navigating it with a visual impairment.</strong></p> <p><strong>We chat with Idan Meir about a game-changing app, </strong><em><strong>RightHear</strong></em><strong>, that uses Bluetooth and audio descriptions to guide people through public spaces without the need for Braille! </strong></p> <p><strong>With accessibility tools that speak your language and pace, this is innovation that’s leveling the playing field for everyone. </strong></p> <p><strong>Hear Idan's inspiring journey from coupon tech to creating solutions for the blind community. </strong>📱🦽 </p> <p><strong>RightHear: </strong><a href="https://www.right-hear.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>https://www.right-hear.com/</strong></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Idan Meir is the Co-founder and CEO of RightHear, an innovative startup on a mission to turn public spaces into accessible environments for people with spatial orientation challenges, including people who are blind or visually impaired.</strong></p> <p><strong>RightHear provides real-time audio descriptions to help the blind interpret and understand their surroundings. We have a free app on iOS and Android, over 2,500 accessible locations worldwide, and an ever-growing user base and community. </strong></p> <p><strong>RightHear has partnered with leading international brands like McDonalds, Microsoft, and Costa Coffee to improve accessibility compliance as well as promote inclusion, and has significantly grown the number of RightHear-enabled locations in the US over the past year.</strong><br /></p> <p><strong>Idan is originally from Israel but relocated with his family to Rockville, Maryland in 2021. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Business from The Open University of Israel, and he loves building companies, running, and eating hummus, but not necessarily in that order!</strong></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Website: ⁠</strong><a href="https://disabilityemploymentsolutions.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Disability Employment Solutions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Ⓒ 2024 </strong><a href="https://podproentertainment.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PodPro Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>#SaveAsAbility #Ability #Inclusive #Inclusivity #LaborForce #Disability #DisabilityEmployment #DEI #ReasonableAccommodation #Accommodation #TalkingTech #WayfindingSolutions #RightHearApp #TechForInclusion #AccessibilityInnovation #DisabilityTech #BeyondBraille #VisuallyImpairedIndependence #AccessIsFreedom #InnovateForGood #NavigatingTheWorld #AssistiveTechnology #BreakingBarriers #InclusiveDesign #BlindCommunitySupport #AccessibleSpaces #TechThatTalks #SmartNavigation #EmpowerThroughTech #TheNewRadio</strong></p> <p><br /></p>