News and Blog
Wayfindr’s Public Transport Hackathon with RSSB, TfL, and AWS
On November 14th and 15th the second Wayfindr Public Transport Hackathon took place, sponsored by the Rail Safety and Standards Board. Read on to find out more about the challenges and how the hackathon attendees went about addressing them.
Wayfindr’s eLearning Course Launches
We are delighted to announce the launch of our eLearning Course on accessible audio navigation, delivered in partnership with the ITU Academy.
Wayfindr at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
During March 2017, Wayfindr carried out its latest audio navigation trial in partnership with Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in central London.
Wayfindr’s audio navigation trial at Las Arenas, Barcelona
In November 2017, we carried out an audio navigation trial in the Las Arenas Shopping Centre in Barcelona.
Wayfindr receives £300,000 from Big Lottery Fund to help vision impaired people travel independently
Wayfindr has received £300,000 from the Big Lottery Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, to help transform and further develop our Open Standard by continuing trials in a range of environments across the UK.
Wayfindr Open Standard Used at M-Enabling Summit with Right-Hear
At this year’s M-Enabling summit in Washington DC, the Wayfindr Open Standard for indoor audio navigation was used in the United States for the first time. Right-Hear, an advanced accessibility solution provider and Wayfindr Community Member, was available at the conference venue.