Connecting the Dots 2026 Exhibitor Information

Ambutech is a Canadian manufacturer and global leader in mobility products for people who are blind or visually impaired. For more than 35 years, we have been designing and manufacturing high-quality white canes, support canes, cane tips, and accessories that are used around the world. With a strong focus on quality, innovation, and the needs of the people who rely on our products every day, Ambutech offers a wide range of customizable mobility solutions designed to support independence, confidence, and mobility. From our facility in Manitoba, Canada, we proudly serve individuals, organizations, and distributors across North America and around the globe.  

Website: https://ambutech.com/ 

The Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to equitable access to reading for people with print disabilities across Canada. Working with public libraries, educators and community partners, CELA provides access to more than 1.5 million titles in accessible formats, including audio, braille, printbraille and electronic text.

CELA’s services help remove barriers to reading and information, supporting people with print disabilities in learning, employment, community participation and the enjoyment of reading. Guided by the expertise and lived experience of people with print disabilities, CELA also works to strengthen Canada’s accessible reading ecosystem through partnerships, resources, technology and advocacy for equitable access.

https://celalibrary.ca/ 

Founded in 1918, the CNIB Foundation is a non-profit organization driven to change what it is to be blind today. We deliver innovative programs and powerful advocacy that empower people impacted by blindness to live their dreams and tear down barriers to inclusion. Our work as a blind foundation is powered by a network of volunteers, donors and partners from coast to coast to coast.

Website: https://www.cnib.ca 

Revolutionize customer journeys throughout built environments and empower digital experiences.  In addition to our unparalleled expertise in accessibility standards and legislation, we go beyond audits to help you unlock innovation and true usability with our extensive community of lived experience accessibility testers in Canada.

Website: https://cnib-accesslabs.ca/ 

CNIB Beyond Print is one of Canada’s oldest and most experienced producers of accessible materials, with over a century of lived experience through CNIB. We are global industry experts in the leading accessible literacy formats and keep the needs of the print disabled community at the forefront of our work. We produce braille, electronic publications and audiobook materials for individuals and organization across Canada.

The best part? We invest our proceeds into CNIB to create innovative programs and powerful advocacy that empower people impacted by blindness to live their dreams and tear down barriers to inclusion.

Website: https://cnib-beyondprint.ca/

Deafblind Community Services supports individuals who are deafblind through specialized services that foster independence and inclusion. Their programs focus on communication, accessibility, and community participation.

Website: https://deafblindservices.ca/ 

Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) is the largest charitable funder of vision research in Canada.

Over our 50-year history, FBC has contributed critical funding for the development of sight-saving treatments and cures for blinding eye diseases. By raising and stewarding funds, FBC is helping drive forward research that supports our goal of understanding why vision loss occurs, how it can be slowed and how sight can be restored.

Website: www.fightingblindness.ca

Glidance is an innovative assistive technology company dedicated to transforming independent mobility for people who are blind or have low vision. Founded by Amos Miller, a blind technologist and former Microsoft executive who helped pioneer the Soundscape navigation platform, Glidance combines artificial intelligence, robotics, and human-centred design to create new possibilities for accessible navigation.

Its flagship innovation, Glide, is an AI-powered, two-wheeled mobility aid designed to guide users through indoor and outdoor environments. Using advanced sensors and intelligent navigation technology, Glide helps users avoid obstacles, identify important landmarks, and navigate unfamiliar spaces with greater confidence and independence.

Developed in collaboration with thousands of people who are blind or have low vision, Glide offers an innovative third mobility option alongside the traditional white cane and guide dog.

Through community-driven innovation, Glidance is helping shape a future where technology empowers people with sight loss to navigate the world more independently and confidently.

Website: https://www.glidance.io 
 

Hadley helps people navigate life with vision loss beyond the clinical setting, addressing the daily, emotional, and practical challenges that come with a change in sight.

Founded in 1920 by William A. Hadley, an educator who lost his sight later in life, Hadley has spent more than a century helping people affected by vision loss find practical support, connection, and a way forward. What began as braille instruction by mail has grown into an accessible, on-demand community designed to meet people wherever they are: online, by phone, through the mail, and through the support of others who understand the journey.

Today, Hadley is a trusted guide for people facing the uncertainty of vision loss, as well as the families, caregivers, and healthcare providers who support them. Rooted in real experience, practical knowledge, and human connection, Hadley offers support that is available without cost, without waitlists and on demand.

With Hadley, no one has to face vision loss alone.
 

Website: www.hadleyhelps.org 

HumanWare specializes in the design and manufacture of highly intuitive and intelligent solutions for people living with vision loss or visual impairment. From electronic magnifiers to talking GPS to braille devices, HumanWare solutions help all users live independently and participate successfully in today’s world. Available in more than 25 languages, our full range of products make us the global leader in our industry.

Website: www.humanware.com 

MaRS Discovery District is North America’s largest urban innovation hub, bringing together entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, corporations and partners to help turn breakthrough ideas into real-world impact.

Located in the heart of Toronto’s Discovery District, MaRS supports more than 1,200 science and technology ventures working across areas including health, climate and emerging technologies. Through access to expertise, capital, customers, talent and a connected innovation community, MaRS helps Canadian startups and scale-ups grow and bring their solutions to markets in Canada and around the world.

With a mission to help innovators create a better world, MaRS fosters collaboration across the innovation ecosystem to address some of society’s most pressing challenges and create lasting economic and social impact.

Website: www.marsdd.com    

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities and grow businesses. The company’s products and technologies include Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and Meta Quest, alongside continued investment in artificial intelligence, wearable technology and the next generation of computing platforms.

Through products such as Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and advances in AI, Meta is exploring new ways for technology to help people interact with the world around them. Accessibility and inclusive design are important considerations in creating experiences that can support people with diverse needs, including people who are blind or have low vision.

Meta continues to work with communities, organizations and people with lived experience to better understand how emerging technologies can evolve to be more useful, inclusive and accessible.

Website: www.meta.com  

OneCourt is a Seattle-based company that helps blind and low-vision fans follow live sports through touch. Our handheld device turns live game data into vibration patterns you can feel, so you can follow the ball, the players, and the big moments as they happen. OneCourt is already used at professional sports venues, and we're working on an at-home version too. Stop by our table to try OneCourt and join our waitlist for updates!

Website: https://www.onecourt.io/ 

Polara Enterprises is a leading innovator in accessible pedestrian signal (APS) technology, dedicated to making intersections safer, more inclusive, and easier to navigate for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision.

Through innovative pedestrian crossing solutions, Polara helps remove barriers to independent mobility by transforming traditional visual traffic signals into accessible information delivered through audible messages, tactile indicators, and vibration-based alerts.

Polara's advanced technologies include touchless pedestrian activation, intelligent crossing signals, and PedApp, a mobile application that allows pedestrians to locate compatible accessible crossing signals, request a walk signal, and receive audible crossing information directly through their smartphones.

By combining accessibility, innovation, and user-centred design, Polara is helping communities create safer, more accessible streets and empowering people with sight loss to travel with greater confidence, independence, and dignity.

Website: https://polara.com 

Toronto Public Library is one of the world’s biggest and busiest public library systems, with nearly 45 million annual visits to our 100 branches, 2 bookmobiles, and online. We empower Torontonians to thrive in the digital age and knowledge economy through access to technology, lifelong learning, and diverse cultural and leisure experiences.

Toronto Public Library strives to make our spaces, services, and collections accessible for everyone. We offer accessibility supports for library programs, adaptive and assistive computing technology in branches, home delivery service, and accessible collections. We also work with the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) to provide access to additional reading materials and services for library members with print disabilities.  

Website: https://tpl.ca/accessibility/   

Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC) is a not-for-profit national healthcare organization and the leading provider of rehabilitation therapy and healthcare services for individuals with vision loss.

Our services are tailored to the unique needs and goals of each person who comes to us for help. Just like every person who experiences vision loss is different, so are the things they're working to achieve in life.

While one person may need our help with basic daily tasks like pouring a cup of coffee or preparing food safely, another may want to go to university, pursue a new career or start a family. Whatever our clients' goals may be, we're here to help.

Website: https://visionlossrehab.ca 

    
 

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company making it safer, more accessible, and more sustainable to get around—without the need for anyone in the driver’s seat. Waymo partners with a diverse group of communities and organizations, working together to build a future where everyone can travel safely and with ease.

Website: www.waymo.com