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By: NoCamels Team - July 29, 2021
Navigating the world – literally – can be hard enough on its own, especially in new or unfamiliar environments and spaces. For those with blindness and visual impairments, such undertakings can feel doubly challenging – even if they are Olympic athletes. Last week, Becca Meyers, a deaf-blind Paralympic swimmer was forced to withdraw from Team USA just five weeks before the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo because she was told she had to navigate the city and the Olympic Village alone.
It’s these kinds of situations and stories that emphasize the urgent need for more inclusion and accessibility for those with disabilities. Israeli startup RightHear, the developer of a navigation app for the blind and visually impaired, has been working for six years to make that inclusion a reality.
And this week, the company is announcing a new partnership with Australian Paralympic swimmer Matthew Levy as its first brand ambassador.
Levy is a Paralympic medalist with six Olympic medals to his name, including two gold medals in the 4×100 m freestyle relay (one each at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics and the 2012 London Paralympics). Born 15 weeks premature, Levy has cerebral palsy and vision impairment. He’s currently gearing up for Tokyo, his fifth Paralympic Games.
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