INFORMATION AND ORIENTATION NEEDS OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: BIOVAM PROJECT

Presented are results of the BIOVAM project in France concerning the problems experienced by the visually impaired who use public transportation, such as buses, subways, and trains. The project focused on information gathering and orientation processes in the public transportation context. The BIOVAM approach uses a questionnaire survey to identify the main difficulties that public transportation users with visual impairment must manage. The approach includes a review of promising devices that could reduce these difficulties, such as personal information systems and tactile pavements. An overview of the results obtained from the survey is presented, addressing the use of buses and subways. The main technical solutions considered by the project are described, and the research protocols that are to be used in the field experiments are presented. The results of the BIOVAM project could be used to make concrete recommendations to include the specific needs of travelers with visual impairment in the design of a public transport infrastructure.

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  https://doi.org/10.3141/1779-27
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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1779, Traffic Safety 2001: Americans with Disabilities Act; Driver and Vehicle Modeling; Situation Awareness; Licensing; Driver Behavior; Enforcement; Trucks; and Motorcycles.
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• Authors:
  • Marin-Lamellet, C
  • PACHIAUDI, G
  • Le Breton-Gadegbeku, B
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 203-208
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1779
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blind persons; Bus transit; Design; Infrastructure; Public transit; Questionnaires; Subways; Surveys; Technological innovations; Visually impaired persons
• Identifier Terms: BIOVAM project (France)
• Geographic Terms: France
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00824580
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309072379
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 13 2002 12:00AM