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
Visually Impaired Persons
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