In 2025, something powerful happened. People around the world are discussing accessibility, braille, AI, mobility, and technologies. These tools help people of all ages who are blind or have low vision to live more independently.
They chose to talk about HumanWare. And because of that, more individuals, families, educators, and professionals found tools that can change lives. Your support made a difference this year. Every conversation, review, and share helped someone find tools to improve their daily life.
Media, journalists, and broadcasters
This year, HumanWare was invited into important conversations on accessibility, innovation, education, and lived experience.
On WGN Radio, our Low Vision Product Manager Roger Steinberg joined John Williams for a thoughtful conversation about how assistive technology empowers people to live without limits.
Roger was also featured in the National Post in Canada, where he discussed the role of accessible technology in supporting aging adults and caregivers.
Alan Davis, HumanWare’s General Sales Manager, contributed an article to The Guardian’s Vision and Eye Health 2025 feature, highlighting the importance of magnification technology for people with vision loss.
In Quebec, HumanWare was also featured in La Presse and on Radio-Canada in a three-minute segment highlighting how our innovations support blind and low-vision users.
Podcasts and radio shows are powerful platforms for awareness, and we’re grateful for every opportunity to bring these technologies closer to the people in need.
Innovators and tech leaders shaping the future
The year 2025 also brought major recognition and forward-looking conversations. HumanWare was named to the first-ever Forbes Accessibility 100 list, recognizing our contribution to accessible innovation. TIME highlighted the Monarch as one of its Best Inventions of the Year, shining a global spotlight on multi-line braille.
Early prototypes were demoed at Meta Connect using Meta Ray-Ban connected glasses by Louis-Philippe Massé. AI can help with navigation, object recognition, and follow-me features. It may do this at a lower cost than traditional mobility tools. They started important conversations about the future of independence.
These recognitions and partnerships are not just HumanWare’s achievements. They belong to the entire community that works to improve accessibility.
Content creators and community storytellers
This year, creators, athletes, parents, and educators have shared HumanWare stories in very authentic, human, and inspiring ways.
Athlete, musician, creator Anthony S. Ferraro showed what is possible with the Brailliant BI 40X; he showed that braille literacy is not just relevant but vibrant, modern, full of possibility.
Cory and Luke from Vision Forward’s Tech Connect shared their thoughts on the HumanWare Odyssey on YouTube. They used humour and clear explanations. Their demonstration of Finger Pointing Mode, AI-powered summaries, Bill Manager, and live translation really made this technical tutorial enjoyable.
Then there was Lily. This young reader was smiling and full of confidence, flying through her book on a Brailliant. Viewers saw more than a device, they saw a child finding her independence. Moments like this remind us why reading access matters.
A special shout-out to all the contributors and hosts of our newly launched See Things Differently with HumanWare podcast.
The advocates, organizations, and partners who lift others up
Some of the most meaningful amplifications came from organizations working every day to advance literacy, mobility, and inclusion.
Thanks to HumanWare’s support, donations to the National Federation of the Blind tripled during White Cane Week. Each gift furthered independence and confidence, and gave donors a chance to win the StellarTrek, our AI-powered GPS and OCR device.
We were also proud to support the Kilimanjaro summit led by Dr. Conchita Hernandez and Dr. Sachin Pavithran, alongside Aira, EssilorLuxottica, and Accessibility Accelerator. Their achievement was more than a climb; it was a message of what is possible when community, courage, and accessible tools all come together.
At the 2025 Braille Challenge, 50 finalists from all over the world celebrated their excellence in braille literacy. HumanWare congratulated each participant and offered a Brailliant BI 40X to the winners in support of their continued journey.
Educators, students and the next generation of innovators
Some of the most meaningful conversations about HumanWare came from classrooms. At École Jacques-Ouellette, students alongside 30 HumanWare employees explored assistive technologies with curiosity and pride. They dreamed about coding in braille, creating accessible hockey tools, or even building technologies for peace. Their enthusiasm is a powerful reminder of what inclusive innovation truly means.
These young people are the future of accessibility. It’s their imagination, curiosity, and creation that inspire our work every day.
Reviewers, testers and accessibility specialists
Across YouTube, podcasts, and educational channels, accessibility experts reviewed our products with honesty, clarity, and generosity.
Monarch has influenced multisensory learning. Odyssey’s AI has also made an impact. These specialists have helped thousands of people. They show how HumanWare tools work and fit into daily life. Their expertise continues to guide and inform the broader community.
The HumanWare team
Behind every product, every device, and every innovation, there are people. Teams are assembling, testing, and shipping technologies with care and purpose. Experts training partners, engineers refining features and colleagues united by a mission that goes far beyond technology.
Innovation that changes the world is built by human beings. These are the people who put ‘Human’ in HumanWare. Thank you.
To all who spoke about us in 2025
To every educator, creator, advocate, partner, journalist, and family who carries the message of accessibility forward, thank you.
If we forgot to mention someone, please know that your contribution still matters deeply, and we are sincerely grateful for the role you played in helping us share this message.
Your voices shape awareness. Awareness leads to access, and access changes lives. In the future, HumanWare will keep innovating for one main goal: helping blind people and those with low vision see, read, and live better.
