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BBC • November 8, 2025

Aira app for blind bus users expands to eight new areas

A local authority has expanded a trial which supports blind and partially-sighted Surrey residents to travel independently. Surrey County Council has been piloting the Aira…

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NBC • December 16, 2024

Walmart boosts accessibility with Aira launch and adaptive shopping nationwide

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — After a successful pilot in Florida, Texas, and California in November, Walmart has launched Aira’s on-demand visual interpreting service nationwide. The service…

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Government Technology • October 30, 2025

What’s New in Digital Equity: Colorado Expands Digital ASL

COLORADO EXPANDS DIGITAL ASL The Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) has been on a mission in recent years to expand access to a…

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VOX • September 20, 2018

The apps that help blind people shop

People with blindness no longer simply use canes and seeing eye dogs to navigate the world but also assistive technology. For consumers who are blind…

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Vogue • July 11, 2023

How Gucci is using tech to aid blind and low-vision customers

Gucci is taking steps to improve in-store accessibility for disabled consumers through a partnership with visual interpreting service Aira, in what could be a blueprint…

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NBC • December 16, 2024

Walmart boosts accessibility with Aira launch and adaptive shopping nationwide

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — After a successful pilot in Florida, Texas, and California in November, Walmart has launched Aira’s on-demand visual interpreting service nationwide. The service…

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Quartz • December 3, 2024

Walmart wants to help blind shoppers

Walmart (WMT) wants to make it easier for blind and low vision shoppers to navigate its stores with a new pilot program. The retail giant…

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Government Technology • October 30, 2025

What’s New in Digital Equity: Colorado Expands Digital ASL

COLORADO EXPANDS DIGITAL ASL The Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) has been on a mission in recent years to expand access to a…

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The Daily Sentinel • November 9, 2025

State’s digital ASL interpreter program growing

An app-based, free-to-use American Sign Language interpreter program first deployed at Colorado Department of Labor and Employment offices in April is now available at all 11 History…

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AT Today • March 22, 2024

AI app feature for visually impaired people provides detailed image descriptions

Aira, an that app provides on-demand, remote visual interpretation for visually impaired and blind individuals, has launched a new AI image feature. The Aira app…

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Colorado Sun • June 11, 2024

Colorado state parks now offer free app to help blind visitors navigate

CHATFIELD STATE PARK—By the time Sue Shusterman turns away from the bench at the overlook and back toward the trailhead, she knows the paddleboarders are…

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Travel & Tour World • December 4, 2025

Aira ASL: Bridging Communication Gaps for Deaf Travelers with On-Demand Interpreting at Airports and Beyond

Aira ASL is revolutionizing accessibility for Deaf and hard-of-hearing travelers by offering on-demand American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting through a mobile app. Launched in 2024,…

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Axios • August 13, 2025

MCI adds app to guide blind and low-vision travelers

Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is now offering free real-time visual navigation support for travelers who are blind or have low vision through the Aira app. The…

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Fox 23 News • October 31, 2025

Tulsa International Airport to offer free access to ASL interpreters through app

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa International Airport (TIA) says that starting Saturday, November 1, they will be offering free use of Aira ASL, an app…

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BBC • November 8, 2025

Aira app for blind bus users expands to eight new areas

A local authority has expanded a trial which supports blind and partially-sighted Surrey residents to travel independently. Surrey County Council has been piloting the Aira…

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MiLB • July 7, 2024

Sea Dogs’ partnership improves accessibility

PORTLAND, Maine — Randy and Sarah Bellavance love coming to Double-A games here at Hadlock Field. This year — the second year the diehard Portland Sea…