Information at Your Fingertips

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WayAround brings your A.D.A. signage into the 21st century, so you can better communicate with your customers and personnel, whether they have vision loss or not!

Right now, there are more than 1 million blind people living and working in the United States. Another 26 million are diagnosed with vision loss.
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With the tap of a smartphone, individuals get instant access to detailed, contextual information about a specific item or location.

Even better, we help you standardize and optimize that information for different language or accessibility needs, so you share the right information at the right time, in the way that works best for your customers and employees.

“I have been using these tags for years and immediately thought of WayAround when thinking about improved ways to make our campus more accessible.”

– Danielle Cuenoud, Guiding Eyes for the Blind
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An Inspiring Innovator, Meet Co-Founder Armand Fisher

A registered architect for 32 years, Armand lost nearly all of his eyesight, due to inflammation that compromised, and eventually killed, his optic nerve. Rather than allow it to limit him, Armand leveraged his experience with vision loss in order to help people, which inspired the creation of WayAround.

“My goal has always been to help people with loss of vision. I want WayAround to be a reminder that when people lose their vision, there is a resource or place for them to go. Our product will give people who are blind immediate help, hope, and assurance.”

–Armand Fisher, WayAround cofounder

Why WayAround for Public Spaces?

While it’s one thing to care about and commit to accessibility, it’s another to actually invest in those tools. Why not get a solution that delivers benefits for everyone!

Of course, as a business your budget is never far from your mind. With WayAround for Public Spaces, you can empower your facility with cutting-edge, yet cost-effective, accessibility technology for all!

WayAround for public spaces is currently working with pilot sites to test and develop the technology in lots of different types of settings. Our pilot partners receive extra assistance from us in getting set up and optimizing the information on their WaySigns. 

Why not take advantage? Limited spaces are available!

Apply here to become a Pilot Partner

Not ready to partner but know someone who would benefit from WaySigns? Recommend them!

Consider These Cost-Effective Benefits to Your Business

Rather than making people ask for information that you probably already have, you can provide location-specific details easily through any sign in your building.

  • Simple to get started. The Detail Templates make it straightforward to present information about common things you'd find in physical spaces: offices, meeting rooms, elevators, restrooms, vending machines, and more. Our methodology walks you through entering information for a particular type of space or item, so you don't have to be an expert on how to systematically describe things for people with vision loss. Or better yet, let us do it for you!
  • Optimized for accessibility. We've gone well beyond common accessibility standards (W3 and A.D.A.) and crafted the user experience for people who use screen readers, low vision resources, refreshable braille displays, and more. This level of optimization would cost tens of thousands of dollars for a stand-alone app or website.
  • New features delivered seamlessly. When we add new features, you can automatically access them through the WayAround mobile app or the online admin portal.

“WayAround makes my store accessible and helps in restocking to put things in the right place. It's an invaluable tool for the visually impaired entrepreneur.”

—Wesley Vaughn, micro market operator
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Benefits to Your Customers

It’s not just people with vision loss who can feel overwhelmed when entering a new or unfamiliar space. WayAround’s free mobile app allows you to learn important details and features about a space or item, empowering you to know more and make decisions with ease and confidence.

WayAround makes your business more accessible with just the tap of a smartphone. Our patented solution is easy to implement and improves the customer experience for everyone, including those with disabilities.

Useful to everyone.
Essential to those with disabilities.

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By using WayAround, you’re providing the following benefits to your customers:
  • No more searching for an employee or someone in the know.
  • Get info discreetly, so you don’t have that “I’m new here” look.
  • Locate the nearest restroom or emergency exit from any sign.
  • Confirm that you are where you think you are and what’s happening in that space.

With today’s fast pace and multitude of choices, we believe that great spaces should serve the widest group of people. 

“What I have found really useful is how much info we included in the WayAround app. We also made braille labels of the artist statements, but there is so much more info available through the app. People seem delighted with the fact that they can scroll through to only listen to the parts they are interested in.”

– Sarah McCann, Curator
Let us show you how WayAround can seamlessly offer valuable information through existing accessibility features in iOS and Android devices.

Check out these three key features that will make a difference to your business and your customers:

  • WaySigns – these are the smart signs that you place below any A.D.A. sign and other key locations in your facility. We can work with you to match the look and feel of your current signage.
  • WayCloud – our online web portal lets you edit the information on your WaySigns from anywhere in the world. All your content is stored securely in the cloud. WayCloud is flexible, scalable and can integrate data from the platforms you already use.
  • WayAround mobile app – Your visitors and customers download the free mobile app for iOS and Android. When they open the app and tap their phone to a WaySign, the app automatically displays information about your site according to the user’s preferred accessibility settings. The result? They feel confident that they have relevant and up-to-date information. 
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Pursue a Pilot Partnership

WayAround for public spaces is currently working with pilot sites to test and develop the technology in lots of different types of settings. Our pilot partners receive extra assistance from us in getting set up and optimizing the information on their WaySigns. 

Why not take advantage? Limited spaces are available!

Apply here to become a Pilot Partner

Not ready to partner but know someone who would benefit from WaySigns? Recommend them!

“WayAround makes information that has never before been available to people who are blind easily accessible. It is an elegant solution, which meets previously unmet needs of many who live with vision loss.”

– Neva Fairchild, American Foundation for the Blind