App, beacons guide travel on underground for vision-impaired
Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 07:00
in Psychology & Sociology
What would it be like for you to navigate your local transport system during rush hour if you were vision-impaired? How would it feel to try to catch a bus? To stand on the right platform? To pass quickly through automatic open-shut doors and gates? To find the right escalator up to the right exit? Passengers and transport staff may be eager to help but most people try to make their way with as much independence as possible. In the London area in the UK thousands of children and young people are vision-impaired; half find it difficult to use London's transport to get to jobs or to meet friends.