Societal interfaces

XIV.5 September + October 2007
Page: 33
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Making public transport information accessible through ICT


Authors:
Peter Raemy, Robert Ruprecht

Mass transportation has grown over the past few decades. Commuting by public transport is a phenomenon that seems to be spreading daily. In this context of travel, information has improved a lot. While there are fewer people physically present to produce information for lost travelers, there is much more information provided—even on bus stops and inside cars—than there was only a few years ago. In train stations, travelers are informed orally and optically; visually disabled people are guided by thick lines to their point of destination, and railings are marked with Braille dots to tell them whether they are…




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