Technological Innovations in Transportation for People with Disabilities Workshop Summary Report

Details

• Creators:
  Morton, Tom ; Yousuf, Mohammed
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations Research and Development
• Corporate Contributors:
  Woodward Communications, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Technological innovations
  • Persons with disabilities
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HRT-11-041
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Contracting Officer:
  Yousuf, Mohammed
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations Research and Development
• Abstract:
  The report summarizes a workshop held February 23, 2011 to examine technological innovations in accessible transportation and better understand the requirements of pedestrians and travelers with visual impairment or other disabilities. ; Part One focuses on the following presentations: Triggering a Virtuous Circle of Self-Sustaining Accessibility and Transportation; Environmental Awareness for People with Visual Impairments—Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities; Getting There if You are Blind: Synergistic Convergence of Technologies to Improve Wayfinding; Using Robotics and Artificial Intelligence to Improve Mobility and Navigation of People with Special Needs; Opportunities and Innovations in ITS and Mobile Technology for Accessible Transportation; Making Technology Universally Accessible for all Users, Including Those with Sensory and Cognitive Impairments. ; Part Two of the report summarizes the group breakout discussions.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-09-F-00027
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41676/dot_41676_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.61 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:717e8e66d2d3f792a87afd4517d231296eae21728ee2ee4c412b95259e109b92377385e21fd2bbe80506e67a32f4891b4b4da90491c8dc446c5732dbd327e9a6