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Travel Assistance Device Deployment to Transit Agencies. Final rept.
| 题名： | Travel Assistance Device Deployment to Transit Agencies. Final rept. |
| 作者： | Barbeau-S.; Georggi-N.L.; Winters-P. |
| 关键词： | *Global-positioning-systems; *Travel-assistance-devices; *Transit-industries.;Assistive-technologies; Deployment-; Public-transportation; Communication-and-radio-systems; Mobile-phone; Cellular-phone; Mobile-navigation-device; Training-; Mobility-. |
| 摘要： | The ability to travel where and when one desires is a basic requirement for independent living that most people take for granted. To travel independently, a transit rider practices at least 23 skills including finding the route, arriving at the correct stop on time, and determining when to exit at destination. Travel trainers who provide one-on-one instruction on public transportation, report that recognizing a landmark near the desired bus stop, requesting a stop at the proper time, and exiting the bus at the destination stop are among the most challenging skills to master for individuals with cognitive disabilities. Parents/guardians are often reluctant to encourage the use of fixed-route transit due to their own hesitations about a person's abilities and well being. Prior studies by the research team developed the Travel Assistance Device (TAD) mobile phone software application that addresses these challenges and supplements the trainers instruction. TAD provides various informational prompts including the audio messages Get ready and Pull the cord now and vibrates to alert the rider to pull the stop cord. |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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