News & Updates on Glide's Journey

In this monthly series, we put the spotlight on our Gliders community to celebrate individuals who inspire us. This month, we’re highlighting Darren Duff - musician, radio operator, Apple expert, and hamburger aficionado! Tell us a bit about your background and upbringing I was born with detached…

Amos Miller here, founder and CEO of Glidance, with an exciting update!Last month, I shared with the Glidance community my experience finishing a route around our Seattle lab alone with Glide — no team behind me, no phone in my pocket — and what that kind of independence felt like. This month…

In this monthly series, we put the spotlight on our Gliders community to celebrate individuals who inspire us. This month, we’re highlighting the Gassman twins - Larry and John! Tell us a bit about your background and upbringing We (Larry and John Gassman) are identical twins born in 1955 — 71 years…

In this monthly series, we put the spotlight on our Gliders community to celebrate individuals who inspire us. This month, we’re highlighting Marva Petrequin. Tell us a bit about your background and upbringing I grew up in the San Fernando Valley on the northern side of Los Angeles with my younger…

This week marks a significant milestone in Glide's story, and we’re excited to share it with our community. Back in 2023, our earliest conceptual prototype of Glide was the equivalent of an RC car taped to a broomstick (Hey, it did prove the concept!!). As of late Tuesday night, our first fully…

In this monthly series, we put the spotlight on our Gliders community to celebrate individuals who inspire us. This month, we’re highlighting Amy Ruell - psychotherapist, volunteer, advisor, and advocate. Tell us a bit about your background and upbringing I am 72, have been blind since birth, and am…

In this monthly series, we put the spotlight on our Gliders community to celebrate individuals who inspire us. This month, we’re highlighting Kolby Garrison, Accessibility Consulting & Compliance Services Coordinator for the American Council of the Blind, and avid NASCAR fan! Tell us a bit about…

In this monthly series, we put the spotlight on our Gliders community to celebrate individuals who inspire us. This month, we’re highlighting Julia Winstead... also known as the "Happy Hooper"! Tell us a bit about where you grew up... My parents met in Maryland, where my dad was stationed in the…