Ready to find out more? We’re excited to share that Gateway Navigation has been nominated for the 2024 Untapped Awards in the Social Enterprise category! This B.C. Disability Employment Month, we were honored to discuss what accessibility means to us. We’d love to hear your thoughts—feel free to reply to this email or connect with […]
Advancing Universal Design and Inclusion We are on the brink of transformative change that promises to enhance inclusion for individuals who are blind, deafblind, or partially sighted. Earlier this summer, two groundbreaking project applications were submitted to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), led by prominent institutions: the Shared Reality Lab at McGill University and […]
Celebrating National AccessAbility Week 2024 with Gateway Navigation National AccessAbility Week 2024 runs from Sunday, May 26th to Saturday, June 1st. This week, beginning on the last Sunday in May, is dedicated to recognizing achievements, raising awareness, and advocating for accessibility and inclusion in our society. To commemorate this important event, Gateway Navigation is posting […]
Washington, DC Metro Transit Deployment Editor’s Note: It is crucial to emphasize that while technology such as Waymap is a significant stride in enhancing independent indoor travel for individuals with vision loss, it does not substitute proper orientation and mobility training, nor the use of mobility aids like a white cane or guide dog. A […]
Living Accessibility Labs: Innovating Inclusive Spaces Introduction to Living Accessibility Labs Living Accessibility Labs are dynamic environments where innovative accessibility solutions are tested and refined. These labs are set up in real-world settings, such as public spaces, workplaces, and schools, allowing researchers and developers to observe and improve how accessible technologies perform in everyday situations. […]
Gateway Navigation: Social Procurement Supplier Introduction to Buy Social Canada Buy Social Canada is a forward-thinking program that supports social enterprise businesses that focus on making a positive social impact alongside earning profit. By encouraging organizations to purchase goods and services from social enterprises, Buy Social Canada helps to drive positive social change and build […]
Accessible Digital Indoor Navigation Apps: Empowering Independent Travel Accessible navigation apps are enhancing the ability of individuals with disabilities to travel more independently and confidently. These apps provide real-time information and guidance tailored to users’ needs. Gateway Navigation is dedicated to connecting developers, venues, and people with disabilities, including those who are blind, deafblind, partially […]
Camera Vision – Transforming Accessibility Introduction to Camera Vision Technology One of the most exciting recent developments is camera vision. This technology, using smartphones and other devices with smart cameras, assists people who are blind, deafblind, and partially sighted to explore and navigate more effectively and independently. For simplicity, we will refer to all accessibility […]
Accessible Digital Maps: Enhancing Navigation for All Introduction to Accessible Digital Maps For people with disabilities, digital maps are powerful tools for indoor and outdoor navigation, but they often lack accessible user interfaces and crucial accessibility information. Ideally, accessible digital maps provide alternate user formats (audio, braille, high-contrast, large print, voice and/or gesture commands, virtual […]
Greetings, Innovators! Editor’s Note: We have tapped AI in the style of Steve Jobs to inspire and engage discussion on the design and inter relationship between interoperability, accessibility, universality, dance, harmony and the Cosmos. Big thank you to Steve and AI for tying it altogether. So, as AI Steve eloquently writes below. Let’s join forces […]
Dear Inclusive Design Community, Editor’s note: At the end of the post below, click on the link to Margaret Gallaghers, host of CBC Radio’s North By Northwest episode Telling the story of Karim’s and Fraser’s journey as blind and partially sighted individuals navigating the streets near Metrotown in Burnaby, BC. First, a big thank you […]