Jim,
I've been reading these with interest.
As a thought or two, when you present this to your Council, they're
probably going to comment that they would be too disturbing etc, but that
is not a good enough reason for not providing something for blind and
partially sighted people. I would suggest that they are asked to consider
a talking bus stop but one which, firstly, can be turned on
(electronically or by engineers) for 24 hours, or timed hours and that
they also consider the possibility of turning it off as a general rule,
except perhaps within general office hours, but providing a key or number
that the blind person could know to enter to get the spoken information.
(This is all possible, even if not a reality yet!)
My reason for suggesting that, if possible, the stop is turned on during
the day is because this gives maximum help to blind people locating the
stop, as well as hearing its information.
Anyway, all the best with this.
Carol.
----- Original Message -----
From: "jim" <jim.doc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 19:54:24 +0100
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible real time bus information
systems.
hi Christopher,
Thanks for your reply, sounds very interesting. It sounds like
they mignt be
right and the technology isn't good enough to be used by visually
impaired
people just yet.
Regards.
Jim.
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