[New-york-news] Mobility Clinic with Department of Transportation and the National Federation of the Blind, Sunday September 10

[Chancey Fleet]

Please RSVP directly to the Department of Transportation!

Please join the NYC Department of Transportation’s Mobility Management
Program and the National Federation of the Blind to learn about effective
travel techniques and demonstrate new wayfinding technologies for people
with vision impairment. In particular we will be evaluating participants on
their preferences for cane-detectable, high contrast, tactile guideways to
guide people along sidewalks and public spaces. The Mobility clinic will
also feature concurrent mini-workshops focused on:

•               Smart phone apps including Autour, BeMyEyes, Compass,
Moovit, Nextbus, OverThere, and Aira with Google Glass

•               Braille and tactile maps | Free resources and affordable
tools to make touchable drawings)

•               NFB White Cane program forum | Group discussion with
confident cane users about cane skills and successful techniques

Date: Sunday, September 10th, 2017

Time: 10AM to 2PM

Location: NYCDOT’s Access Safety City (in Washington Heights located at 672
West 158 Street, New York, NY 10032)

Contact NYCDOT’s Mobility Management Program at (212) 839-3260 or email
MobilityManagement at dot.nyc.gov to RSVP.

We are looking forward to meeting you there!


-- 
Chancey S. Fleet
Assistive Technology Coordinator
Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
(212) 621-0627
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