[Blindtlk] 5 Sanity-Saving Smartphone Apps for Your Summer Travel
Cheryl Echevarria
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Wed Jul 15 19:52:40 UTC 2015
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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marci Carpenter via blindtlk
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] 5 Sanity-Saving Smartphone Apps for Your Summer Travel
WAZE is an app that let’s you check traffic; accidents, congestion, construction, etc. Users contribute real-time information. I have tried to use it but have found it to have very little accessibility. Sighted drivers like it because they can get info on accidents and other traffic issues before traditional media has it.
Marci Carpenter
> On Jul 15, 2015, at 11:47 AM, Cheryl Echevarria via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> ??
>
> What are you responding to?
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> Ericka via blindtlk
> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 2:30 PM
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> Summer Travel
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> What is it? The only WAIS I know of is a psych test.
>
> Ericka
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jul 13, 2015, at 9:45 PM, Arielle Silverman via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Anyone know if Waze is accessible?
>> Arielle
>>
>>> On 7/13/15, Cheryl Echevarria via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hello everyone:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Just returned from the Diamond Anniversary National Convention of
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>>> Let’s Go Build the Federation!
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>>>
>>> I know many of you are getting ready to sneak in that last hurrah
>>> vacation before school starts up again, and I wanted to pass along a
>>> few of my favorite apps that can help you save time and hassle when
>>> you reach your destination.
>>>
>>> 5 Sanity-Saving Smartphone Apps for Your Summer Travel
>>>
>>> As you get ready to embark on your next vacation, here's a quick
>>> list of smartphone apps that can help you get organized, find great
>>> deals, navigate new cities in your rental car, and save you hassle along the way.
>>>
>>> Waze - Whether your trip involves a lot of road travel, or you just
>>> want to find a faster way to get to places in your own city,
>>> consider Waze.
>>> Recently
>>> purchased by Google, it uses social media input to give real-time
>>> updates on traffic situations. So, for example, if there's a game
>>> downtown in the city you're visiting, as you're trying to navigate
>>> that same area to get to a restaurant, Waze will let you know where
>>> the jams are so you can avoid the tangle and the time (and fuel)
>>> wasted waiting for game-goers.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> TripIt - Reservations, tickets, events, meetings, personal
>>> gathering with friends or family - you can basically have all the
>>> important details of your trip at your fingertips, all in one convenient place.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You know all those confirmation emails that you get from hotels,
>>> airlines, car rental services and the like - the ones you
>>> frantically search for in your Inbox the night before you leave on a vacation?
>>> Now you can simply send all these emails along to your tripit.com
>>> email account, which will then magically generate a digital
>>> itinerary that you can refer to on your mobile device. It also
>>> provides weather info and maps of your destinations. You can add
>>> multiple trips to TripIt if you're a frequent traveler, or just use
>>> it for a single vacation. TripIt was awarded Best Travel Mobile App
>>> for 2011 at the Webby Awards. All the services described above are
>>> free, or you can upgrade to a paid version for even more cushy service and alerts.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Around Me - Ever find yourself in an unfamiliar city, and you just
>>> want a decent cup of coffee or a place to buy an extra toothbrush?
>>> This application tells you all the points of interest that are
>>> located near you. It detects your current location, and lets you
>>> select from categories like bars, cafés, hospitals, pharmacies, and
>>> hotels to filter through the results.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Road Trippers - This is a fun travel tool made for the iPhone as an
>>> app, but that is also available via mobile web so you can use it
>>> with Android, Blackberry, and other smartphone platforms. Here's how
>>> it
>>> works: you type in your starting and destination points and it tells
>>> you distance, time and estimated gas costs. This is great for day
>>> trips - think of a great tour of Napa while staying in San Francisco
>>> (or vice versa!). While the distance-finding feature isn't
>>> necessarily groundbreaking, Road Trippers goes one better and tells
>>> you about all of the attractions worth seeing along the way, from
>>> the obvious to the wonderfully ridiculous.
>>>
>>> There are tons of apps to explore, of course, and this is just a
>>> glimpse - but these should add some fun and help you plan your
>>> travels and avoid potential hassles that sometime come along with
>>> traveling. Once we've worked together to plan out your awesome
>>> vacation, give these apps a try and let me know how it goes!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheryl Echevarria, President
>>>
>>> National Federation of the Blind's Travel and Tourism Division
>>>
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