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Visually Impaired Persons

Managing Work Zones for Improved Vulnerable Road User Access to Voting Day: Information Brief

Work zones can have a significant impact on travel to and from polling places by all types of travelers, including motorists, transit riders, and vulnerable road users (VRUs). The Federal Highway … [Read more...] about Managing Work Zones for Improved Vulnerable Road User Access to Voting Day: Information Brief

MnDOT to Guide Visually Impaired Through Work Zones with an App

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is developing an app to assist the visually impaired to get around and help them avoid construction sites. The app is currently in the functional testing … [Read more...] about MnDOT to Guide Visually Impaired Through Work Zones with an App

Improving Work-Zone Safety for Visually Impaired Pedestrians

To help blind or visually impaired pedestrians navigate sidewalks and intersections affected by road construction safety, University of Minnesota researchers have developed a smartphone app under a … [Read more...] about Improving Work-Zone Safety for Visually Impaired Pedestrians

New App Helps the Visually Impaired Navigate Work Zones

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has funded a University of Minnesota research to develop a smartphone application that will help the visually impaired pedestrians navigate through … [Read more...] about New App Helps the Visually Impaired Navigate Work Zones

Development of a Navigation System Using Smartphone and Bluetooth Technologies to Help the Visually Impaired Navigate Work Zones Safely

According to statistics from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), each year approximately 17% of all work zone fatalities are pedestrians. People who are visually impaired often encounter … [Read more...] about Development of a Navigation System Using Smartphone and Bluetooth Technologies to Help the Visually Impaired Navigate Work Zones Safely

Accommodating Pedestrians with Visual Impairments in and Around Work Zones

In this paper, researchers present the results of a Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) study that assessed how work zone information can be related to visually-impaired users through audio messages. … [Read more...] about Accommodating Pedestrians with Visual Impairments in and Around Work Zones

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