<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><b style="font-size: 11pt;">From:</b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Hamby, Beth <beth.hamby@soundtransit.org></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="WordSection1"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 18, 2024 10:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ADA Accessibility <accessibility@soundtransit.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> GoodMaps wayfinding app testing opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hello accessibility community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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">
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:12.0pt">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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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:12.0pt">Please sign up for testing by completing this intake form:
<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/j59TUXrMny">https://forms.office.com/r/j59TUXrMny</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For more information about participating in the testing, please email Katie Navidi at
<a href="mailto:katie.navidi@soundtransit.org">katie.navidi@soundtransit.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Beth Hamby (she/her)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Senior Program Manager-Accessible Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Passenger Experience<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Desk: 206.717.9075<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Email: <a href="mailto:beth.hamby@soundtransit.org">
beth.hamby@soundtransit.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sound Transit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.soundtransit.org/">www.soundtransit.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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