FAR Vision Pro5.33 - App Store

FAR Vision brings a voice to the physical world for the blind and visually impaired, or anybody that needs helpful reminders about their location or environment.

Use FAR Vision to navigate to FAR Accessible partner locations easily. FAR Vision provides much more accurate location information than GPS alone and even works indoors.

Once at a FAR Accessible location, FAR Vision will help you get oriented in the location by describing where points of interest are located so you can create a mental map of the location helping you navigate the location with or without technology. You can get descriptive information such as menus, locations of elevators, hazards, audio signage, or any other information configured for that location.

FAR Vision can also help you locate a public transportation stop, provide the schedule for the routes at that stop, and even give you live arrival times. Available on supported systems.

FAR Vision builds upon your already existing mobility skills to create a more independent and enjoyable environment without creating a dependency on technology for navigation.

FAR Vision now supports personal beacons. Purchase your own beacon at our website (http://www.foresightar.com) and take it when you go out or when you travel. The uses for your own FAR beacon are limitless. Hang it on your hotel room door when you travel, leave it on a dinner table, or put it anywhere you'd like help getting back to.

FAR Vision was designed by a team of developers that includes our visually impaired co-founder who has 16 years of experience working with a variety of visual impairments at the Emory Eye Center at Emory University as a Physician Assistant.

Note: This app is for use in FAR Accessible locations. You can check the Nearby functionality in the app to find locations near you that are FAR Accessible. If you have a business that you would like to be FAR Accessible for the blind and visually impaired, please email a request to GetFAR@ForesightAR.com, and we will be glad to contact them.

Version History Updated the Follow a Random Bus Transit option
Bug fixes and improvements 5.33 05/28/2021 Added distance estimate to Next Stop bus announcements.
Minor bug fixes and improvements. 5.32 09/30/2020 Improved Stop Arrival and Next Stop announcements for riders on supported transit systems.
iOS 14 Improvements
Bug Fixes 5.3 09/19/2020 Bug fixes and improvements.
A clean new look to appeal to a broad base of users.
Enhanced use of GPS to provide orientation information where no FAR beacons are installed.
Transit integration on supported transit systems that utilize Passio Technologies.
Transit integration on supported transit systems that utilize GTFS and GTFS Realtime.
Improvements and bug fixes. 5.15 01/07/2020 This version contains:
A clean new look to appeal to a broad base of users.
Enhanced use of GPS to provide orientation information where no FAR beacons are installed.
Transit integration on supported transit systems that utilize Passio Technologies.
Transit integration on supported transit systems that utilize GTFS and GTFS Realtime.
Improvements and bug fixes. 5.12 01/06/2020 Added a new Point Me feature that will direct a visually impaired person toward a close by Point of Interest.
Added functionality to allow the import of realtime data.
Bug Fixes and Improvements. 5.1 09/13/2019 A new, simpler design to help find the information you need quicker and easier.
Voiceover improvements.
Bug fixes and improvements 5.00 05/17/2019 Added ability to receive notifications.
Added ability to mirror beacon detection with a notification.
Changed the tone when a beacon is detected.
Improvements and Bug Fixes. 4.5 02/26/2019 New orientation features:
Added Where Am I? feature to use GPS to announce your location when not in range of a beacon.
Added Follow Me mode that speaks the closest nearby address as the user walks utilizing GPS.
Improvements and bug fixes. 2.32 10/14/2018 Now supports personal beacons. Carry your very own beacon with you when you are out or travel and utilize the FAR Vision app to locate anywhere you want to mark with that beacon.
Added the ability to use beep tones instead of approximate distances when using the Locate Beacon functionality.
Improvements and Bug fixes 2.3 07/26/2018 Added directionality for locating beacons. Users are now notified if the FARPoint beacon is on their left, right, ahead, or behind.
Simplified the restaurant menu functionality to make it easier to listen to a menu with voiceover turned on. 2.2 05/02/2018 User interface improvements based on suggestions from the blind and visually impaired community.
FAR beacons now referred to as FARpoint beacons.
Better ranging of distances to FARpoint beacons.
Toggle Seeker mode now called Locate FARpoint. 2.0.0 07/06/2017 Added support for FAR on the Norwegian Jade cruise ship for Sixthman events The Rock Boat, Sail Across the Sun, Cayamo, The Outlaw Country Cruise, and 311 CARIBBEAN CRUISE.
Visually impaired and blind guests will be able to use FAR to navigate main points of interest on the ship including the music venues.
Added Ability to get current schedule of performances on different Norwegian Jade stages during participating events 1.0.3 02/17/2017 Bug Fixes/Improvements 1.0.2 01/27/2017 New Nearby tab displays the closest FAR Accessible locations.
Added ability to navigate with Apple maps to Nearby FAR Accessible locations.
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Battery usage improvements. 1.0.1 01/06/2017 1.0 11/14/2016