Blind dreams [independence issues for the blind or vision impaired]

A dream for a blind person would be to travel independently through the environment as quickly as other members of the community. In the future, a person who is blind will be moved from A to B via an automated motorcar, simply by entering the GPS co-ordinates, and on arrival a wayfinding system will announce directions via a wireless mobile phone. As they walk along, signs will talk to their mobile phone and shops will advertise the same way. Unfortunately, in reality a person who is blind does not go out independently and explore the world. Orientation and mobility training has to be provided by a Mobility Instructor on proposed routes of travel. Issues encountered include: 1. Public transport; 2. Accessible footpaths; 3.Road crossings; 4.Information that must be memorised. These are just a few of the considerations that have to be taken into account before a trip is undertaken. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E211783.

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• Authors:
  • STARKEY, T
  • BROWN, M
• Publication Date: 2004-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 191-201
• Monograph Title: A fair go: a transport reality or impossible dream? Proceedings of the 2004 AITPM National Conference, 4-6 August 2004, Adelaide, South Australia
• Serial:
  • AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF TRAFFIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (AITPM) NATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2004, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA
  • Publisher: AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF TRAFFIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (AITPM)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Behavior; Blindness; Conferences; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrians; Persons with disabilities; Roundabouts; Travel; Travelers; Vision; Walkways
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 9001: Behaviour; 2075: Blindness; 8525: Conference; 1667: Crossing the road; 1726: Disabled person; 2720: Footway; 698: Journey; 1733: Pedestrian; 1755: Road user; 438: Roundabout; 2066: Vision
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01011408
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0957884044
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 19 2005 3:08PM