WeWalk Is A White Cane Accessory That Changes How Blind People Navigate — Assistive Technology Blog

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

A new startup, WeWalk, which recently graduated from the Microsoft for Startups program, is making waves in the assistive technology world. WeWalk has invented a product by the same name that attaches to a regular white cane that not only detects obstacles for visually impaired people but also enhances and changes the way visually impaired […]

via WeWalk Is A White Cane Accessory That Changes How Blind People Navigate — Assistive Technology Blog

Check out the new WeWalk, enhance community mobility for visually impaired!

Carol – OT’s with Apps and Technology

 

About Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

OTR/L with more than 35 years experience in pediatrics, school based therapy and adult rehabilitation. Masters of Science in Adaptive Education/Assistive Technology with 20 years experience in AT in education of elementary, middle school, secondary, post secondary students and work environments for adult clients. A RESNA Assistive Technology Practitioner with ACVREP CATIS credentials, AOTA Specialty Certification in Low Vision, USC Davis Executive Certificate in Home Modifications, servicing adults and students with disabilities in employment, education, and home environments. A 2020 graduate of the University of Alabama Birmingham Low Vision Certification Program.
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