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Tactile Wayfinding in Transportation Settings for Travelers Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: Volume 2: Guide

Wayfinding is possibly the greatest challenge in the urban environment for pedestrians with vision impairments. It requires knowing where they are in relationship to their surroundings (orientation), ...
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Tactile Wayfinding in Transportation Settings for Travelers Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: Volume 1: Conduct of Research

AASHTO. 2019. Project Work Plan for NTPEP Laboratory Evaluation of Detectable Warning Systems. DWS-18-01. https://transportation.org/ntpep/wp-content/uploads/sites/49 ...
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Navigating urban spaces: Indoor & outdoor wayfinding technology for vision-impaired people

Navigating an unfamiliar place is uniquely challenging for people with disabilities. People with blindness, deafblindness, visual impairment or low vision, as well as those who use wheelchairs, can ...
Government Technology

App Will Help Blind, Visually Impaired Navigate San Antonio

Visually impaired residents in San Antonio, Texas, can now turn to an app for assistance getting around the city by making transit more user-friendly. The technology, produced by NaviLens, makes ...
Government Technology

Visually Impaired Washington, D.C., Metro Riders Can Now Use Waymap

Visually impaired riders of the Washington, D.C., transit system can now access a step-by-step navigation app that works just as well on the street as it does in tunnels. The Washington Metropolitan ...
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NaviLens QR codes help visually-impaired New Yorkers navigate subways

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Have you ever seen a colorful QR code inside a New York City subway station? They’re used to help visually impaired straphangers, according to the MTA. The NaviLens app, which opens ...