Bonocle

10 days, 6 flights, 6 events in 7 cities, and countless awesome conversations. It's been exhausting, with many 5 and 6 AM flights and a lot of running (and "safe" driving) to catch meetings on time. Even though I'm pretty much sleep-deprived, I find myself extremely energized to get back to work. One of the reasons is definitely these incredible messages I find filling my inbox and a few in my bag. These people took the time out of their busy days to message me. It fills me up with joy and gratitude (and, I’ll admit, a few tears). Bonocle was created to serve the blind community, and the only way we can do that is by being out there listening to them. For everyone I met, get ready for many follow-ups and emails from me once ive had some sleep. Thank you to Genesis, Launch Export Atlantic Incubator, Beyond Ventures Group Inc. , CNIB, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and everyone else who helped me out and played a role throughout the last 10 days. Its not common to find people and organizations that only want to support you with nothing in return. #StartupHustle #A11y #Accessibility #Blindness #Braille

Do you live in Atlanta or Macon, Georgia, and find braille challenging, boring, or impractical for daily use? Here are some cool events for you whether you’re learning, have learned, or have avoided learning braille. If you know someone who fits the above description, we would love to meet them, so please share away. Working with the amazing teams at Launch Export Atlantic Incubator, and Beyond Ventures Group Inc. Bonocle is going to be hosting gaming events in Atlanta and Macon. Thank you to the amazing Bernice Williams for all the work she's done to get these organized. Bonocle is the smallest, most fun braille system on the market. Come try out Bonocle and meet other friends with similar experiences. You can choose from these two times and locations: Gaming Event for Blind and Low Vision At GLS Library Wed, Oct 30, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM One Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, GA 30303 FREE: Reserve a spot from the link in the first comment. Gaming Event for Blind and Low Vision At Macon Mall Library Annex Tue, Oct 29, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 3661 Eisenhour Parkway Suite 103, Macon, GA FREE: Reserve a spot from the link in the first comment. What you’ll get: 1- Discover how Bonocle can help you learn braille while you have fun. 2- Compete with other blind folks for awesome prizes and gift cards. 3- Control the in-game robotic guide dog and help him get through an obstacle course. 4- Get exclusive hands-on experience with Bonocle and voice your opinions. 5- Meet the founder of Bonocle and other great people from the blind community Event details: Experience braille with Bonocle as your controller. In the event, you will get to play Bo’s Run, a fun braille game where you control Bo, a robotic guide dog. The game uses braille and helps you pick up braille skills while having a lot of fun. Also, explore Bonocle’s other applications that make braille easy to learn in a portable, fun, and easy-to-use package. Everyone is welcome! We welcome people of all ages and levels of vision. If you wish to learn more about the newest technology to help learn Braille that is fun and easy, these are your chances. #AssistiveTechnology #Braille #Accessibility

How is Bonocle reducing Canada’s tax bill? Canada loses $4.3 Billion* (Yes, billion with a B) every year on loss of productivity and unemployment of people who have vision loss. The majority of this unemployment figure is attributed to braille illiteracy. In one of the last Bonocle gaming events a few weeks ago, we met two kids, Emit and Lily, both with progressive vision loss. In a chat with their parent, they mentioned that they had always been resistant to braille. This was evident when one of them said, “Ew, that's boring,” upon hearing that Bonocle used braille. A couple of hours later, these two kids were on the top of the Bonocle leaderboard and won 2nd and 3rd place. In the pictures, you can even see them showing interest when one of the other kids was using Bonocle to learn the Braille alphabet. With Bonocle, our goal is to eradicate braille illiteracy by making braille portable, accessible, and a lot of fun. Giving someone with vision loss braille literacy means the ability to read and write. It means giving them the tools to unlock their full potential and thrive. *From The cost of vision loss and blindness in Canada report by Deloitte (2021) #BrailleLiteracy #A11y #Blind #BrailleGaming #Braille #Inclusion #Canada

"Even though our market is niche, and that comes with its own complexity, we don’t believe it should reduce the importance of the problem we’re trying to solve." I'm glad Avery Mullen decided to include this quote in our latest article on Entrevestor.com. Throughout our journey with Bonocle trying to make Braille more accessible and easier to learn for blind students and adults. We were told many times that our market was too niche, and it wasn't worth the trouble. I'm happy that we remained steadfast on our mission as we head into the market and see the excitement on user's faces when they try it out. Thank you to everyone who believed in us and continues to support the Bonocle mission. Read the article here ↓ #A11y #AccessibilityForAll #Braille https://lnkd.in/e-yU7TGx