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Partnership President & CEO Kathy Wylde was proud to present the inaugural Granville T. Woods Award to NaviLens CEO Javier Pita at the Gala for Friends of the New York Transit Museum. 🏆 An alum of the 2020 Transit Tech Lab, Navilens has since expanded their partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to transform the transit experience for riders who are visually impaired and have limited English proficiency, setting a powerful example of how innovation can drive accessibility. #Accessibility #NYC #TechInThePublicInterest
I was delighted to present the first ever Granville T. Woods Award for Innovation at the Gala for Friends of the New York Transit Museum last Thursday, to Javier Pita, CEO of NaviLens, who attended along with his wife, NaviLens COO NURIA FRUCTUOSO RUIZ. Their work is making a real difference for transit users who are blind or have low vision, and it speaks directly to the Museum’s (and the MTA’s) commitment to accessibility. It was a privilege to have Kathryn S. Wylde from the Partnership for New York City there to present the award as the Transit Tech Lab brought NaviLens to New York. The Granville T. Woods Award for Innovation honors the Brooklyn-based 19th century Black inventor whose work laid the foundation for the third rail technology used today by railroads worldwide. Not enough people know his story, and it’s one of our favorites to tell at the Transit Museum. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eHmbhZyU