Hi Jim, This doesn't relate to buses but might help. At Woodmanstone train
station there is an system which will alert you to the next arriving train
and when it is due. To get this information yu press a button which is
located near to the ticket office. Is this the kind of information your
looking for? Maybe something like this could be adapted for bus stops. Of
course you have to know where the button is first before you can make use
of the system.
Yusuf
----- Original Message -----
From: "jim" <jim.doc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 2:01 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Accessible real time bus information systems.
HI all,
Would people on this list help me to gather some information about the
Real Time Bus Information Systems currently being used in some
Cities/Towns in the UK and let me know if your City/Town is using these
systems and whether you find the access technology (if they have it)
useful or not?
Just in case people on this list are not aware of Real Time Bus
Information Systems, they are monitors in bus stops that tell sighted
people when the next bus is due. At the moment, they are installing these
systems in York, but they are not making them accessible to visually
impaired people because, they are saying the technology is not proven to
be of use to blind and partially sighted people, I would like to disprove
this assumption, so I'm looking for useful information regarding the
usability of these systems if anyone has use them or come across them on
their travels. I would be grateful for your input.
Regards.
Jim.
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