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Technological innovations in transportation for people with disabilities : workshop summary report, February 23, 2011 / [Mohammed Yousuf and Tom Morton, editors].

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Format:
Book
Government document
Contributor:
Yousuf, Mohammed
Morton, Tom.
Exploratory Advanced Research Program (U.S.)
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations R&D
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Woodward Communications (Firm)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Intelligent transportation systems--Congresses.
Intelligent transportation systems.
Blind--Transportation--Congresses.
Blind.
People with disabilities--Transportation--Congresses.
People with disabilities.
Global Positioning System--Congresses.
Global Positioning System.
Computer vision--Congresses.
Computer vision.
Audible pedestrian traffic signals--Congresses.
Audible pedestrian traffic signals.
Pedestrian crosswalks--Technological innovations--Congresses.
Pedestrian crosswalks.
Blind--Transportation.
People with disabilities--Transportation.
Genre:
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 online document (vii, 27 pages)) : illustrations
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Operations Research and Development, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 2011.
Summary:
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.
Notes:
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Nov. 15, 2011).
At head of title: Exploratory Advanced Research Program.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Publication no. FHWA-HRT-11-041."
"HRTM-30/09-11(M)E."
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
Other Format:
Print version: Technological innovations in transportation for people with disabilities
OCLC:
761093825
Access Restriction:
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