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Miami International Airport has partnered with Baltimore-based software company ReBokeh Vision Technologies to launch free, unlimited access to ReBokeh’s empowerment-driven assistive technology software for low-vision users. With this partnership, MIA becomes the first airport on the planet to offer ReBokeh’s sole-source technology. The Rebokeh app is available for Apple users.
ReBokeh’s technology works by allowing users to leverage the live camera feed from their mobile devices with overlayed, customized filters that adjust aspects like contrast, color hue, zoom, and lighting to meet the needs of low-vision users. ReBokeh AI, a brand-new feature, also offers the opportunity for lengthened interactions with ReBokeh’s custom-built AI tool. Users can ask ReBokeh AI personalized questions like what’s around them and what they’re seeing.
I am thrilled that MIA is now the first airport in the world to provide ReBokeh’s groundbreaking innovation to our travelers with vision challenges. Improving accessibility across Miami-Dade County is one of my highest priorities, which is why I am proud to introduce the Rebokeh app to our millions of visitors from around the world. Navigating MIA just got easier for our low-vision community.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.
Low-vision travelers can leverage ReBokeh at MIA in countless ways: reading navigational signs and gate information, clarifying arrival and departure monitors, or finding their favorite restaurant, shop, or lounge. ReBokeh AI also works in multiple languages and will default to whichever language is selected in the user’s general mobile device settings, allowing ReBokeh AI to work as a translation tool for signage, information, and visual surroundings.
As a person who lives with low vision and travels frequently, I know what a difference being able to leverage my own sight through the airport makes. We’re incredibly excited that Miami International Airport will be a leader in airport accessibility – leveraging ReBokeh’s technology to provide a more independent experience for travelers with low vision.
Rebecca Rosenberg, founder and CEO at ReBokeh Vision Technologies.
Designed by and for the low-vision community, ReBokeh is built to serve the 90% of blind and low-vision individuals who retain some functional sight. The mobile app-based software takes an empowerment-centric approach to assistive tech, providing a tool that allows low-vision individuals to use the vision they have, rather than replacing it with audio or tactile descriptions.
The ReBokeh app is the latest innovation in accessibility launched under MIA’s award-winning MyMIAccess program. In 2023, MIA became the first airport in Florida and 2nd in the U.S. to be accredited by Airport Council International’s Accessibility Enhancement Accreditation program because of its commitment to inclusivity for passengers with disabilities.
ReBokeh is a SaaS company that creates accessibility tools for organizations to support the low-vision community. Built by and for the low-vision community, ReBokeh’s sole-source mobile technology empowers low-vision individuals to make the most of their functional vision, rather than defaulting away from it. It works by allowing users to make specially designed adjustments to a live camera feed to meet their unique visual needs, while offering a powerful AI tool to provide additional details and information.
Miami International Airport, America’s busiest airport for international freight and the second busiest for international passengers, is receiving an unprecedented investment of $9 billion in capital improvements and maintenance upgrades. MIA offers more flights to Latin America and the Caribbean than any other U.S. airport and is also the leading economic engine for Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida, generating business revenue of $118 billion and approximately 60 percent of all international visitors to Florida annually.
