Indoor navigation system transforms working conditions for the blind

John Moore, Site Editor, November 27, 2017
An assistive technology program at Bosma Enterprises now includes an indoor navigation system that uses Bluetooth beacons and iOS’ native VoiceOver feature. When Bosma Enterprises, a nonprofit organization that employs blind and visually impaired people, opened a new headquarters earlier this year, it introduced assistive technologies to help employees find their way in the 170,000-square-foot facility. The BlindSquare indoor navigation system — ready for use when the headquarters opened — represents a new level of commitment from the company to enable its 208-employee workforce, more than half of which are blind or visually impaired.