Brooklyn Borough President Supports WeWalk

 
Borough President Adams demonstrated the new technology alongside WeWALK Project Lead Kursat Ceylan and WeWALK Growth Lead Eren Erdogan, as well as representatives from Helen Keller Services and Lighthouse Guild, while emphasizing the importance of government partnering with private sector innovators to uplift the lives of the more than 13 million blind and visually impaired people across the United States.

He also discussed his administration’s ongoing emphasis on improving accessibility for New Yorkers living with disabilities; last month, he launched his “Barrier-Free BK” initiative, which focuses on policy reforms to assist young people living with physical disabilities. Thomas Lamb who is the MTA Innovation and Tehnology Chief attended the press conference and indicated that MTA is interested in WeWalk. WeWalk Project Leader said there is a foreign funding for their product and it was made in Turkey. One of Young Guru Academy's objectives are to make Istanbul a social innovation center globally. WeWalk is selected as one of the 22 Innovative Technology Startups To Watch At CES 2019 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2019/01/05/22-startups-to-watch-at-ces-2019/#29b924835e5b