[Colorado-Talk] DIA Accessibility

Tue Jun 4 21:03:53 UTC 2024

The devil will be in the details, of course, because the state rules have
to be crafted and published. By some definitions, Aira would be considered
wayfinding technology an d thus DIA would already be in compliance.

BTW, there's no way the rules will be ready for a good while.
Dan

On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 10:38 AM kevan nfbco.org via Colorado-Talk <
colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I use Aria at DIA and many other airports. Now you got me curious!
> Wayfinding technology often means many different things. I wonder what the
> aspiration is for this project. I know that SFO has received a lot of
> acclaim for the work the San Francisco Light House and its partners have
> done. But I haven't flown through there since before pandemic. Again, maybe
> we need a little group to dig into this a little bit. I’m going to reach
> out to COS airport director today as a follow-up here.
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> *From:* Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *Nate
> Trela via Colorado-Talk
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 4, 2024 9:54 AM
> *To:* NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Nate Trela <ntrela at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Colorado-Talk] DIA Accessibility
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> Looks like it could be something by a company called Lazarillo, which won
> a SmartCities competition last year. Sounds a lot like GoodMaps, which I
> found pretty helpful in Louisville's airport a couple years a go.
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> Lazarillo selected to install accessible way finding technology in the
> denver international airport
> <https://lazarillo.app/uncategorized/denverairportannouncement/>
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> lazarillo.app
> <https://lazarillo.app/uncategorized/denverairportannouncement/>
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jun 4, 2024, at 9:46 AM, Tim Keenan via Colorado-Talk <
> colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> That’s great! It says it’s supposed to be operational by the middle of the
> year. Supposed to be. 😊
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> I’m flying in late July and again in late August, so naturally, I’m super
> curious how this is going to work.
>
> I hope they’re bringing in blind travelers to help test it.
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> Thanks,
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> Tim
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> *From:* Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *Julie
> Reiskin via Colorado-Talk
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 4, 2024 9:35 AM
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> *Cc:* Julie Reiskin <jreiskin at ccdconline.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Colorado-Talk] DIA Accessibility
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> We absolutely included wayfinding as something that needed to be included
> in DIA accessibility.
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> On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 9:23 AM Curtis Chong via Colorado-Talk <
> colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello Tim:
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> I don't know what is planned in terms of wayfinding technology for the
> blind, but I do know that the Denver International Airport is an Aira free
> zone, meaning that none of your minutes are used if you use Aira at the
> airport.
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> Kindly,
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> Curtis Chong
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> *From:* Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *Tim
> Keenan via Colorado-Talk
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 4, 2024 9:13 AM
> *To:* 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List' <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* tkeenan79 at gmail.com
> *Subject:* [Colorado-Talk] DIA Accessibility
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> Hi, all,
>
> I was intrigued by this little slice of an article I read in the Denver
> Post about a bill to improve accessibility at DIA:
>
> Before it was amended, the bill provided grounds for potential lawsuits if
> the airport failed to meet several deadlines that are still set out in the
> legislation. Those include installing wayfinding technology to serve people
> who are blind or vision impaired by the middle of this year;
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> Say what? Anyone know anything about this?
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> Thanks,
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> Tim
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