[BlindTlk] Locating your bus in an unfamiliar station.

[Judy Jones]

Thanks, Ericka, I've used many of the same ideas, I just like to hear what others are doing.

I need to try one of the transit apps to see how well they work, I know there are several on the play store and our transit system has checked for accessibility.

Thanks again.


Judy

“Embrace each day with His mercies and blessings.”


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From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ericka via BlindTlk
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 10:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Locating your bus in an unfamiliar station.

Sometimes you can hear the name of the boss on the outside. I’ve never done this, but I assume AIRA or be my eyes if initiated in QuickTime could tell you. I just ask. Sometimes I can read the sign on the bus and sometimes I can’t. There’s a ticker type thing right by the door. This only works of course when you’re at a bank of buses like during the transfer. Some places have them always come into the transfer center numerically so that does help once you figure out the pattern.


Trying to find out when your bus stop has the right bus you’re waiting for can get a bit tricky. Sometimes I’ve called the city, sometimes I’ve used move it app other times I have had the Google app. I don’t think our city transit app works too well with voiceover so I’ve never honestly tried it. But most the time I can just call the city of Madison to get the information especially when many of these apps don’t take into consideration qu  change like construction rerouting.

Have a good one! This Veterans Day we have Snow and Madison yet again. It’s going to be a freezing winter. Pray we don’t have snow in Madison Wisconsin November 23 when Chad and I move! Thank God the moving crew just has to put stuff in our condo and we can spend the weekend organizing. Will order out with Uber eats or something and just stay put

Ericka Nelson

> On Nov 9, 2019, at 11:22 PM, Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi, All,
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> I have taken so many buses in my lifetime, I can't count them, but I am
> interested in finding out other creative ways you all successfully locate
> your bus lane and bus number.
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> To me, the most obvious is to just ask as you go, which is what I have
> always done, but wondering, in this day of technology if you all have found
> any apps or other ways of pin-pointing that bus you're looking for.
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> Thanks much.
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> Judy
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> "Embrace each day with His mercies and blessings."
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