People with disabilities continue to list transportation as either the number one or number two barrier to employment and full social participation.
Users of the Aira app receive one-on-one assistance riding the bus and navigating the more than 5,000 bus stops in Milwaukee County.
Includes a travel companion request, which sends a notification to the driver indicating the level of assistance the rider requires.
Google Maps is introducing detailed voice guidance built from the ground up by, and for, people with vision impairments. Follow Wakana as she uses the feature to navigate the streets of Tokyo with more comfort and confidence.
The Southern Nevada-based agency donated a van to a local healthcare and human services nonprofit to help people like Deary.
I was born with very poor eyesight, and by the time I turned 14, I traded in my poor eyesight for a long white cane and lessons in Braille.
Aira connects blind or low-vision users with highly trained sighted agents who provide visual information about the user’s surroundings.
Each student has a physical or mental disability that requires a specialized learning curriculum. Some of the children board the bus on their own; others require assistance or are elevated onto the bus using the wheelchair lift.
The program, which will run for the next 60 days at 16 bus stops, was developed by Connecthings, in partnership with RATP Dev USA, BlindSquare, and BlueCats.
Uses indoor navigation technology to deliver verbal descriptions of building floor plans and other details of the physical environment.