Tech Blitz 2026
Connecting Assistive Technology Innovators with the Community They Serve
MAY 21, 2026 | 10AM – 5PM
HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER
SANDS POINT, NY 11050
What is Tech Blitz?
Tech Blitz is an assistive technology showcase and demo day bringing developers, rehabilitation professionals, educators, employers, and the blind, DeafBlind, and low vision community together for a full day of hands-on demonstrations and direct engagement. The event is free and open to the community, with full accessibility support including ASL interpreters, tactile interpreters, and accessibility specialists on-site throughout the day.
For attendees, it’s a chance to explore the latest assistive technology firsthand, ask questions directly of the people who build these products, and discover solutions that address real challenges in education, employment, and independent living.
For vendors and sponsors, Tech Blitz offers something genuinely rare: a concentrated room of real users, rehabilitation specialists, vocational counselors, and educators who influence technology adoption decisions every day. The conversations that happen here go beyond a typical trade show. They inform product development, open professional relationships, and connect technology directly with the community it’s designed to serve.
Who Should Attend
End Users: Explore the latest assistive technology through hands-on demos and direct conversation with developers.
Rehabilitation Professionals & Educators: Discover solutions for clients and students while connecting with vendors and peers.
Employers: Find accessibility tools that support hiring and workplace inclusion.
Why Tech Blitz is Different
Direct Access to the Blind, DeafBlind, and Low Vision Community: Helen Keller Services has supported the blind, DeafBlind, and low vision community for over a century. Tech Blitz is the largest annual event where technology companies can directly engage blind, DeafBlind, and low vision individuals in one place. The event is held at Helen Keller National Center, the only comprehensive national program serving the DeafBlind community in the United States.
Direct Feedback from Real Users: Developers get immediate, unfiltered reactions from the people who use these products daily. Past vendors have used insights from Tech Blitz to improve device interfaces, refine training materials, and identify product gaps.
Full Accessibility Support: ASL interpreters, tactile interpreters, and accessibility specialists are on-site throughout the event to ensure every attendee can fully participate.
Proven Media Interest: Tech Blitz 2024 was featured on CBS New York, demonstrating real media value for exhibiting companies and sponsors.
Companies from across the country were on Long Island today, hoping to transform daily life for thousands of Americans with sight and hearing challenges. CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reports modern technology is becoming a vital tool for independence and communication. When I woke up from the coma, I was blind and hard of hearing.
Myasia Mobley is from Brooklyn. Were you born deaf and blind? Yes, yes. At birth, I had both conditions. Julia Murray is from Pittsburgh. They’re among the intrigued who came to Helen Keller National Center in Sands Point looking for Lifestyle breakthroughs. It’s just finding new ways to do things. It’s spelling DeafBlind in the manual alphabet.
Tatum Robotics created a hand that can interpret and communicate in American and tactile sign language. This is so new, like, this is awesome. Hi, so I am DeafBlind and this event is meaningful to me because we’re able to socialize and come together for the Tech Blitz. A dozen companies showing off gadgets to help enhance lives.
40,000 people in the United States are DeafBlind. Many say they rely on the latest cutting-edge technologies. So here you see the red, red signal in the picture and you can feel Peter Jungvig designs light and vibration tools. It also helps you in case there is an event like an emergency, like door, telephone, smoke alarm. It’s just like, out of this world Amazing. So I’m currently in my, going into my third year of college, both Julia and Maia, who have cochlear implants to help them with speaking skills, hope to bring what they’ve tried here, back home with them new and better. Yes, as time goes on, the products evolve. big goal for me to eventually move out of mom and dad’s house and get my own place and live independently.
From Sands Point, Long Island, Jennifer McLogan, CBS2 News.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Helen Keller National Center, 141 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point, NY 11050
Admission: Free
Accessibility: ASL interpreters throughout the event, tactile interpreters for DeafBlind attendees, complimentary shuttle from Port Washington LIRR station, fully accessible venue
Highlights from 2025
The energy at Tech Blitz 2025 reflected something fundamental: assistive technology isn’t just about devices, it’s about creating pathways to education, employment, and full participation in community life. For individuals who are blind, DeafBlind, or have low vision, these innovations provide advance access, independence and connection.
Throughout the day, attendees explored an impressive range of solutions that address real daily challenges. Advanced tactile interfaces and refreshable braille displays that can expand access to digital workplaces and vast libraries of information. Smart home technologies offering options for greater autonomy in daily living through thoughtful design. Navigation tools and mobility aids that present new approaches to independent travel, and specialized communication devices that remove barriers to interaction. The event reinforced the value of bringing technology developers and users together in a shared space focused on access and usability.
Read the full TechBlitz 2025 event recap here: 2025 Tech Blitz Recap
Why Exhibit?
Exhibition space is available to assistive technology companies starting at Bronze sponsorship ($300). Each booth includes an 8’ table, tablecloth, 2 chairs, electrical access, WiFi, and access for 2 company representatives. Space is limited — reserve your booth early.
- Direct User Feedback: Get real-time reactions from blind, DeafBlind, and low vision users who will tell you exactly what works and what doesn’t.
- Professional Network Access: Connect with rehabilitation specialists, vocational counselors, educators, and accessibility coordinators who influence purchasing decisions for multiple clients and institutions.
- Concentrated Market Reach: Present your solutions to end users, professionals, and employers in a single day.
- Media Exposure: Benefit from event coverage and promotional reach through Helen Keller Services’ established media relationships.
- Industry Positioning: Demonstrate your commitment to accessibility innovation alongside other leading technology providers.
Register / Get Involved
Attend for Free
Join us May 21 for hands-on demos, direct conversations with developers, and full accessibility support throughout the event.