Perkins Solutions, a division of Perkins School for the Blind BlindWays Luiza Aguiar Executive Director Perkins Solutions, a division of Perkins School for the Blind

2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE Designing a Better Way to Find Bus Stops 2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE

2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE “You have arrived!” But, really? 2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE

2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE How do you find the bus stop if you can’t see it? We’re working on it. 2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE

2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE “My iPhone GPS tells me generally where I am, but how do I find a physical bus stop sign?  If I’m not at the bus stop, the bus will pass me by.”  2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE

2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE “My low vision is the worst at night when I’m coming home from work. I use memory and a cane, then hope for the best when navigating to my bus stop.”  2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE

2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE “A challenge is knowing where the bus stop is, so I can be visible and obvious.  As I try to catch the bus, I ask people, if there are no people around that is a problem”  2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE

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Micronavigation The last 30 feet of frustration 2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE The last 30 feet of frustration

2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE We drew up a vision statement of what we wanted to accomplish

Phase 1: Community Crowdsourcing 2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE

2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE Contribute Navigate 2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE

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Phase 2: Pilot with Beacons 2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE

2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE Perkins.org/Blindways @perkinsvision #BlindWays 2018 MOVING TOGETHER CONFERENCE