Technological Innovations in Transportation for People with Disabilities Workshop Summary Report

The report summarizes a workshop held February 23, 2011 to examine technological innovations in accessible transportation and better understand the requirements of pedestrians and travelers with visual impairment or other disabilities. Part One focuses on the following presentations: Triggering a Virtuous Circle of Self-­‐‑Sustaining Accessibility and Transportation; Environmental Awareness for People with Visual Impairments—Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities; Getting There if You are Blind: Synergistic Convergence of Technologies to Improve Wayfinding; Using Robotics and Artificial Intelligence to Improve Mobility and Navigation of People with Special Needs; Opportunities and Innovations in ITS and Mobile Technology for Accessible Transportation; Making Technology Universally Accessible for all Users, Including Those with Sensory and Cognitive Impairments. Part Two of the report summarizes the group breakout discussions.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/advancedresearch/pubs/11041/11041.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41676
• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also the Workshop Executive Summary, FHWA-HRT-11-042.
• Corporate Authors:

  Woodward Communications

  1420 N Street, NW, Suite 102
  Washington, DC  United States  20005

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Operations Research and Development
  6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101-2296
• Authors:
  • Morton, Tom
  • Yousuf, Mohammed
• Publication Date: 2011-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Summary Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 40p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Artificial intelligence; Blind persons; Cognitive impairment; Intelligent transportation systems; Mobility; Pedestrians; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Robotics; Technological innovations; Visually impaired persons; Wayfinding; Workshops
• Uncontrolled Terms: Sensory disabilities
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01356800
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HRT-11-041
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 11 2011 3:33PM