Making accessibility visible.
Confidence, dignity, and belonging before you ever arrive.
For many people, visiting an unfamiliar place creates anxiety and uncertainty. Disability, sensory needs, mobility challenges, and the fear of the unknown can keep individuals and families from fully participating in everyday life.
Able Eyes removes those invisible barriers. By helping people understand spaces before they arrive, we empower confidence, dignity, independence, and belonging, for individuals, families, caregivers, and the communities that welcome them.
Founded in 2017, Able Eyes creates free, accessible 360° virtual tours for businesses, healthcare facilities, tourism destinations, universities, parks, and government agencies. The tours are always free for the people who use them and supported by the partner organizations that host them. With 400+ tours and more than 5 million views across partners like Michigan DNR, Pure Michigan, Corewell Health, and Michigan State University, we help people arrive feeling prepared, confident, and welcome.
We work with partners across healthcare, education, government, hospitality, employment, tourism, and community services to make their spaces visible, navigable, and welcoming for everyone.
Why this matters.
1 in 4
U.S. adults live with a disability that affects daily activities
1.3B
people worldwide experience disability
$13T+
in global disability spending power
2×
disability prevalence nearly doubles for older adults
From the people we serve.
"Our class went on a field trip this week and beforehand we were able to look around the park using your site. The kids loved it! Thanks for all you do!"
Classroom Teacher
Mason Public Schools
"Able Eyes gave us the ability to show prospective clients a comprehensive look at our venue which came in handy during the pandemic and continues to benefit us."
Tony Laub
Able Eyes Client
"I found the 360 tours helpful. They allow me to see how accessible a location is before I get there. Keep going, we need more locations."
Joe Rezmer
Able Eyes User
Moments from the journey.
Built in Michigan, serving communities nationwide.
Able Eyes was founded to close a simple but powerful gap: people deserve to know what a space is like before they walk in. Born in Michigan and trusted by partners like Michigan DNR, Pure Michigan, Corewell Health, Michigan State University, and many more, we've grown into a network of hundreds of virtual tours serving millions of visitors.
Our team works alongside the disability community, caregivers, educators, healthcare providers, and public agencies to design experiences that reflect what real people need to feel genuinely welcome.
Able Eyes began with a simple but powerful question: What if people could explore a space before they had to physically visit it?
For founder Meegan Winters, the idea came from both professional and personal experience. As a former special education teacher and assistant principal, Meegan saw how unfamiliar environments could create anxiety and hesitation for students with autism and other disabilities. She also saw this need through her close friendship with Jessica, her college roommate and best friend, who had Muscular Dystrophy and used a power wheelchair.
After Jessica passed away in 2015, Meegan was inspired to pursue the idea she had carried for years: creating a tool that would help people with physical and invisible disabilities access more information before entering new spaces. In 2017, she left her career in education and launched Able Eyes.
At its heart, Able Eyes exists because accessibility is more than getting through the door. It is about confidence, comfort, dignity, and belonging. Our mission is to help create communities where everyone has the information they need to participate more fully.