Art Museum of South Texas partners with ReBokeh to provide free assistive tech for visitors

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – The Art Museum of South Texas (AMST) is partnering with Baltimore-based assistive tech company ReBokeh Vision Technologies to improve accessibility for low vision visitors. The partnership provides all visitors with free, automatic, and unlimited access to ReBokeh, a mobile-app based assistive tech software which helps users with low vision to adjust the appearance of the world around them in order to fit their specific needs.

Now in its 53rd year on the Corpus Christi Bay, AMST opens its doors to more than 125,000 guests every year as part of its mission to advance awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of visual art. With exciting exhibitions, dynamic educational programs, and a growing collection of visual art, AMST is dedicated to providing an educational and entertaining experience to all communities – a mission that will be further fulfilled as this partnership improves access for visitors with low vision.

“We are excited to offer ReBokeh to AMST visitors, as part of our ongoing efforts to improve the accessibility of our exhibitions and permanent collection” said Clay Reuter, AMST Coordinator of Community Services.

The partnership is launching in tandem with Home, Love, and Loss February 14, 2025 which is the third in a series of American art exhibitions created through a multiyear, multi-institutional partnership formed by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art as part of the Art Bridges Cohort Program.

“Visual art has long been a space that’s been difficult to access for people with low vision” said Rebecca Rosenberg, founder and CEO of ReBokeh. “We’re so excited that this partnership will empower new communities to engage with the wide range of emotional and educational experiences that AMST’s visual exhibitions can foster.”

ReBokeh’s patent-pending, sole source technology empowers people to navigate the daily challenges of living with low vision. The technology works by leveraging the live camera feed from a device and allowing users to overlay customized filters to adjust things like contrast, color hue, zoom and lighting to meet the needs of low-vision users. ReBokeh’s software also includes an AI-powered image description feature, which quickly provides a detailed text description of what the user is looking at. This feature was designed to help people with low vision easily determine what they’re looking at before making further adjustments.

Through the partnership, ReBokeh’s advanced geofencing capabilities will enable visitors within the space to download and use ReBokeh’s premium-tier software free of charge for the duration of their visit. This empowerment-driven approach to accessibility will allow low vision visitors – 85% of whom have some usable vision – to engage with the exhibit using their own vision. This creates a more accessible and enjoyable experience for low vision visitors, since many low vision individuals struggle to capture information through sight-replacing options, like audio or tactile only options. It also provides visitors of any visual ability the option to customize their viewing experience in unique and creative ways.

About ReBokeh Vision Technologies

Founded in 2019, ReBokeh is on a mission to provide millions of low-vision individuals with assistive tech that’s reflective of their needs. ReBokeh’s flagship product, the ReBokeh mobile app, enables users to adjust the appearance of the world around them in order to help them navigate their specific visual condition. This approach empowers low-vision individuals to make use of their functional vision, rather than trying to replace it with tactile or audio only options.

For more information, visit: https://rebokeh.com/