Georgia Aquarium is partnering with ReBokeh Vision Technologies to offer free access to ReBokeh’s assistive technology software for people with low vision.

The partnership provides Aquarium guests and staff with access to ReBokeh’s app-based software intended to help people with low vision to adjust the appearance of the world around them.

Georgia Aquarium is the largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, with more than five-hundred species. This partnership will allow “the 90% of low vision individuals who retain functional vision to experience the wide range of animals and exhibits using their own vision, rather than defaulting to tactile or audio descriptions,” according to a press release.

The app-based technology behind it

ReBokeh’s technology works through the live camera feed from their mobile devices with overlayed, customized filters that adjust aspects like contrast, color hue, zoom, and lighting to meet the needs of low vision users.

An AI feature also offers the interactions with ReBokeh’s AI tool with which guests can ask questions about what’s around them and what they’re seeing. It also works in multiple languages so it can work as a translation tool for signage, information, and visual surroundings.

“Our key mission is to unlock the ocean for all; that includes providing features and opportunities like ReBokeh’s technology for guests so they can experience our larger-than-life animals and the wonder they invoke. This partnership with ReBokeh is integral to our continued commitment to accessibility for all,” said Sam Herman, Director of Guest Programs at Georgia Aquarium.

“A day at the Aquarium is an opportunity to see the magic of our oceans and the incredible variety of wildlife that call the sea home,” said Rebecca Rosenberg, the low vision founder of ReBokeh.

“Being able to see and interact with each exhibit using your own eyesight can be an incredibly powerful experience for people with low vision. We couldn’t be more excited to partner with Georgia Aquarium to make them the first aquarium on the planet to create these new and immersive experiences for the low vision community.”

ReBokeh is extending this partnership opportunity to other museums, zoos, and public spaces.

Source: https://www.rebokeh.com/