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Transportation Professionals and O&M Specialists will visit intersections in small groups to discuss strategies used by pedestrians with visual disabilities. Participants will have an opportunity to cross streets while blindfolded or using a low-vision simulator. During a follow up discussion, participants will identify modifications that could make wayfinding easier and/or crossing safer at a few of the targeted intersections. Transportation professionals will share experiences and possible hurdles of meeting access needs of pedestrians with visual disabilities, including time frame and funding options.Participants will Learn: O&M Specialists will learn about traffic signalization and actuation, tips for working with transportation professionals, and the complexity involved in changes to make public rights-of-way more accessible. Transportation professionals will learn about urban travel for pedestrians with visual disabilities, including street crossing strategies.Participants will identify access issues and modifications at signalized intersections. Participants will learn about new wayfinding solutions, including beaconing APS and new uses for raised bar tactile direction indicators and implications of PROWAG for pedestrians with vision disabilities.Intended Audience:Orientation & Mobility (O&M) Specialists including COMS, NOMC, and GDMITransportation Professionals (Traffic Engineers, Signal Techs, Planners & more) |
