NEW ORIENTATION AND ACCESSIBILITY OPTION FOR PERSONS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT: TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS FOR REMOTE INFRARED AUDIBLE SIGNAGE

This research project details a transit station installation in which acceptable performance levels for Talking Signs wayfinding technology were determined, developed, and tested. The amount of training needed to use the system, its impact on performance and safety, benefits for different population sub-groups, and user opinions of the system's value were examined. Findings indicate that blind people can quickly and easily learn to use remote infrared audible signage effectively and that its use improves travel safety, efficiency, and independence.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Optometrists Association Australia

  204 Drummond Street
  Carlton, Victoria  Australia  3053
• Authors:
  • Crandall, W
  • Bentzen, B L
  • Myers, L
  • Brabyn, J
• Publication Date: 2001-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 120-131
• Serial:
  • Clinical and Experimental Optometry
  • Volume: 84
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Optometrists Association Australia
  • ISSN: 0816-4622
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1444-0938

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Audible pedestrian signals; Human factors; Mobility; Pedestrian movement; Quality of life; Traffic safety; Transit safety; Visually impaired persons; Wayfinding
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00963227
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 2003 12:00AM