Travel like a pro

• Diane Brauner • Ed Summers

Introduction

• Rote route travelers do not generalize • Goal is fearless independent travel to

new destinations and in new environments

• Don’t let your students grope around in the dark … use technology.

Required equipment for student

• iPhone• Standard apps such as Messages, Maps,

etc. (free)• BlindSquare app ($30)• Non-occluding headphones

Required equipment for instructor/parent

• iPad• Standard Apple Maps app (free)• SAS Gloss ap (free) • Tactile graphics tools

Build mental maps at home

• Video: Create tactile map using Apple Maps app

• Video: Create digital map for Low vision students using SAS Gloss app

• Demo: Build mental model using simulation mode in BlindSquare app

Build mental models in the field

• Video: Build mental model using street announcements in Blind Square

• Demo: build mental model using look around feature in BlindSquare app

Pedestrian travel in greenways and campus environments

• Issue: greenways and campuses lack the auditory cues found within cities and towns

• Video: Create point of interest for greenway intersection within BlindSquare app

• Video: Notification of approaching greenway intersection within BlindSquare app

Travel in automobiles and buses

• Video: Select a destination in BlindSquare and plan a route with turn-by-turn directions by Apple Maps

• Video: Create a point of interest for a a bus stop in BlindSquare

• Video: Notification of approaching bus stop within BlindSquare

Other tips and tricks

• Video: Send or share current location within Messages app

• Video: Share current location within Blind Square app

Futures

• Accessible map within guide for NC Museum of Natural Sciences

• Blind Square project to crowd source information about intersections

• iBeacons - try it with the BlindSqEvent app

• UTag

Resources

• Diane’s High-tech O&M playlist on youtube

Questions?