<div dir="auto">Passing on for your information </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Hamby, Beth</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:beth.hamby@soundtransit.org">beth.hamby@soundtransit.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Oct 18, 2024, 10:55 AM<br>Subject: GoodMaps wayfinding app testing opportunity<br>To: ADA Accessibility <<a href="mailto:accessibility@soundtransit.org">accessibility@soundtransit.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hello accessibility community,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sound Transit is seeking passengers with disabilities who have smartphones to participate in testing GoodMaps, an indoor navigation and wayfinding app. As you may know, we recently
<a href="https://www.soundtransit.org/blog/platform/new-app-offers-station-accessibility-navigation-to-passengers-two-link-stations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
piloted GoodMaps at International District/Chinatown and Westlake stations</a> and the app can be used to navigate those two stations.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Testers can try the app in one of five additional stations and provide feedback via a short survey, and will have the option sign-up for a 60-75 minute moderated testing session at SeaTac/Airport Station to
receive a $150 gift card for participation (sessions available on a first-come first-serve basis).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">The GoodMaps app is available for free to all passengers and turns your smartphone into a personal guide to help you find your way around the station with ease and independence. GoodMaps provides precise,
turn-by-turn directions to elevators, train platforms, key points-of-interest, and more. Passengers with vision disabilities can use the app instead of (or in addition to) sighted assistance, and passengers seeking stair-free paths can benefit from the app’s
guidance to stair-free and ADA-accessible routes.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Testing will begin the week of November 18th, and will be available at Capitol Hill, Columbia City, Northgate, University of Washington, and SeaTac/Airport stations.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Please sign up for testing by completing this intake form:
<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/j59TUXrMny" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://forms.office.com/r/j59TUXrMny</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">For more information about participating in the testing, please email Katie Navidi at
<a href="mailto:katie.navidi@soundtransit.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">katie.navidi@soundtransit.org</a>. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Best regards,</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Beth Hamby (she/her)<span><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Senior Program Manager-Accessible Services<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Passenger Experience<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Desk: 206.717.9075<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Email: <a href="mailto:beth.hamby@soundtransit.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">beth.hamby@soundtransit.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sound Transit<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://www.soundtransit.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.soundtransit.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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