[Nfbc-info] bus stop announcements

[Lisa Irving]

How well does this work with voiceover on the iPhone? Do you regularly use this? 

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Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] bus stop announcements

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> On Apr 17, 2016, at 8:04 PM, Frida Aizenman via Nfbc-info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Also checking the time on your watch if you know approximately how long it takes. Then, you can remind the driver.
> Frida
>> On 4/17/2016 7:28 PM, Darian Smith via Nfbc-info wrote:
>> Lisa,
>> 
>>   This is a great topic you bring up, and I thank you for  doing so.
>> 
>> 
>>  In my experience  I have encountered all of what you have mentioned.  Sometimes I have to sit near the front of  the bus and ask the driver   every so often what stop is coming up, sometimes I ask a fellow passenger  that  I might be seated next to, sometimes I use a landmark  such as a turn the bus makes or a hill the bus goes down, and   other times I might use an app such as  blind square that tells me  streets I’m crossing.
>> 
>>  I obviously can’t speak to the  resolution and the progress that may have been made on it, but I can suggest tools that I might use to work within the current system such as the ones just mentioned.
>>  Maybe others might have a few different thoughts and ideas? I hope that helps.
>>    Darian
>>     .
>>>    On Apr 17, 2016, at 6:14 PM, Lisa Irving via Nfbc-info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Perhaps some of you have had an experience, or multiple experiences, 
>>> where you have requested that the bus driver call out a particular 
>>> stop and either the announcement wasn't discernable or the transit 
>>> operator forgot. If you live in a major city them maybe some or all 
>>> of the bus stop announcements are automated. In San Diego we have a 
>>> combination of some automated announcements; ADA stops, and some 
>>> stops called out by bus drivers when requested. Maybe you count 
>>> stops. This works if the bus stops at all of the stops. Maybe you 
>>> ask a passenger. This works if that person shares a common language 
>>> with you. Maybe, most of the time, it's no big deal if you're let 
>>> off at the stop before or after your stop. However, all of these variables can be problematic at one time or another.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> When 27 years of group advocacy; letter writing; participating in 
>>> public meetings and meeting with administration hasn't resolved the 
>>> issue then what's left? I wrote a resolution which was passed by the 
>>> California affiliate, however, it appears as though it has not been 
>>> acted upon. I really don't know what else to do. I'd appreciate your 
>>> thoughts. I'd also appreciate it if we as an affiliate could address 
>>> this issue that likely occurs up and down the state. Your thoughts???
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From,
>>> 
>>> Lisa Irving
>>> 
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