Development of AccessPath: A pedestrian wayfinding tool tailored towards wheelchair users and individuals with visual impairments; Phase 1 Final Report

Details

• Creators:
  Sinagra, Eric
• Corporate Creators:
  Pathway Accessibility Solutions, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Visually impaired persons
  • Mobile applications
  • Mobility applications
  • Accessibility
  • Walkability
  • Navigation
  • Wayfinding
  • Pedestrians
  • smartphone app
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-JPO-21-846
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  pathVu is developing AccessPath, a pedestrian wayfinding app tailored towards wheelchair users and people with visual impairments. Typical pedestrian wayfinding apps do not use the sidewalk network to provide navigation, nor do they know the quality of the routes that they direct their users. In addition, these apps are not user-friendly for people with disabilities. AccessPath considers the pathway network, quality of routes, and user settings when suggesting pedestrian routes to travel. AccessPath can be used for pre-trip planning or real-time navigation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH6117C00005
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55240/dot_55240_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.14 MB]
• Collection(s):
  ITSJPO Digital Library ; Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:309c98a4515cd8a5b5e9036411044f281cc33f59a9563dc9d09c3e181524ef0ba10e14597bc833c6fcca3e202ea6f4fb974deb32fa18332fd2098b7b399fa8c1