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Kelly and CompanyFull Episode - 1826On Tech Talk with Mike Babcock, we learn about Biped; a mobility harness built with smart car navigation technology. Climate change and urbanization mean wildfire is a growing risk for Canadians. On Trending Headlines, Grant Hardy shares 3 critical steps to take for emergency readiness. We chat with Graham Kent, a neurodiverse writer and actor about his role as co-anchor Grant Gewürtztraminer on The Squeaky Wheel Canada. Ottawa’s Accessibility Advisory Committee has expressed concerns over the cities e-scooter program. Community Reporter Kim Kilpatrick has the details. We meet Willem Van de Mierop, co-founder of OKO; an award winning app t...2024-07-151h 44Kelly and CompanyWhat's the OKO app?We meet Willem Van de Mierop, co-founder of OKO; an award winning app that’s reimagining how people with disabilities navigate and explore the places they want to go.OKO websiteOKO on the App Store
Find Kelly & Company on YouTube!About AMIAMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadian...2024-07-1515 min
Innovators Can LaughRevolutionizing Accessibility: Why Ayes founders are leaving Europe to go into the US MarketSend us a text“Within a month we had a 100 testers using the application. And within 3 months of releasing the app in the US we helped users cross over 200,000 streets.”This is the phenomenal story of a few engineers who came together to help a friend. A friend who is blind.You see one day their friend was complaining that he wished he had a way to be able to navigate intersections. Pedestrian signals work for those who can see, not for those who are visually impaired. ...2023-10-0529 min
Blind AbilitiesOKO - AI Co-pilot for the Blind. A new iOS App for Detecting and Interpreting Traffic Signals Welcome Back Ayes Co-Founder, Wellem Van de MieropWillem Van de Mierop returns to the Blind Abilities Studio to announce the OKO App release in the United States. Available in the App Store, OKO - AI Co-Pilot for the Blind is a Traffic signal detecting application that instantaneously gives audio and haptic feedback so one can augment there traveling experience by gaining more information about a traffic signal situation. Willem talks about all the features and advantages that the OKO App offers Orientation and Mobility students and instructors to bring more confidence and awareness to the real time experience of a traffic signal situation. You...2023-03-1013 min
RNIB ConversationsNavigate The City Traffic With OKO AppThere's a new exciting app on the market and it's all about accessibility and helping blind and partially sighted people navigate through traffic easier.
To find out more about this interesting app, our Paulina Kuchorew spoke with Michiel Janssen and Willem Van de Mierop, founders of AYES, the Belgian start-up behind the app.
Learn more and get in touch with the team here: AYES | OKO
Image shows someone holding up their phone and aiming their camera at the traffic crossing in front of them. The OKO app is open and the screen is bright green with...2022-02-0807 min
We zien wél | Sensotec podcastDe Braillante Intermezzo PODCAST #7In deze Brailliante Intermezzo Facetimen Vincent Bijlo en Ivar Illing Met Willem van Mierop van Ayes over de rateltikker app OKO en hebben ze het met Ton Van Weerdenburg van de Oogvereniging over toegankelijk stemmen met de Soundbox van Solutions Radio.
2022-01-2532 min