[accessibleimage] Re: CAR RALLY FOR THE BLIND IN KARNATAKA

In message <411099C5.EB7A38AD@xxxxxxxxx>, Lisa Yayla <fnugg@xxxxxxxxx> 
writes
>Hi Ann,
>Do you mean like a GPS system?

Yes - they come as standard with a lot of expensive cars!!  But can be 
as standalone systems using a pocket computer and the appropriate 
software - an electronic voice says things like turn left at *** and 
then after 1km turn right etc.

Ann

>Or do you mean the navagation
>language that rally car navigators use? I have heard that
>rally car navigators have their own special language when
>directing the driver. I though about that language when
>proposing a map code with braille (earlier I sent to the
>list a proposal for a color code, map code idea which can
>also be used for mobility).
>I guess a map wouldn't be to practical when driving, perhaps
>for preparing for the drive. It would be interesting to find
>out more about it.
>Regards,
>Lisa
>
>Ann Gardiner wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>> I suspect that the instructions are a transcript of an in-car navigation
>> system instructions rather than a map.  The speed these folk normally
>> drive at would really preclude the use of a tactile map.
>>
>>  It would certainly be a challenge to navigate using a tactile map and
>> an even greater one to design such a map that gives all the necessary
>> detail.
>> Ann
>>
>>  In message <411087AF.97752EE7@xxxxxxxxx>, Lisa Yayla <fnugg@xxxxxxxxx>
>> writes
>> >Hi,
>> >Forwarding the following news. They don't mention maps in
>> >the  article, but I am guessing that is what is being
>> >described.
>> >Hilsen (Norwegian for bye-bye)
>> >Lisa
>> >http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=news&item=3607
>> >CAR RALLY FOR THE BLIND IN KARNATAKA
>> >
>> >Bangalore, Aug. 3 (BRS)- Visually impaired navigators,
>> >numbering about 50, will be taking part in the first ever
>> >car rally for the blind in the State on Sunday here. They
>> >will be monitoring the moving cars using books with dotted
>> >(Braille) pages, running their fingers over and instructing
>> >the persons at the wheel where to go.
>> >In that process, the visually impaired navigators would have
>> >crossed the barrier created by the disability with a surging
>> >sense of confidence. Among the participants, there are many
>> >women.
>> >Conducted in TSD (Time Speed and Distance) format, the rally
>> >would start from Baldwin Boys High School on
>> >Hosur Road and would cover important landmarks of the city.
>> >The visually impaired participants are paired
>> >with sighted drivers, who will have to drive the car
>> >according to the instructions given by their partners.
>> >"The route map will be given to the visually impaired
>> >participants in Braille print, which means the driver will
>> >have no clue of the route and will have to take the distance
>> >and time taken to cover it from his partner."
>> >Even in a normal car rally, navigators play an important
>> >role in setting the strategy. In events like the world rally
>> >championship, navigators go on reconnaissance missions
>> >beforehand, inspecting the route and taking notes, which
>> >they use to guide the driver.
>> >"Therefore, even though the rally is meant as a fun event,
>> >it definitely helps in boosting the confidence of the
>> >visually impaired," says Jayakumar, Mobility Training
>> >Instructor, National Association for the Blind (NAB) and
>> >coordinator of the rally.
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Ann Gardiner
>

-- 
Ann Gardiner

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