Citation

Woodson WE. Proc. Hum. Factors Ergon. Soc. Annu. Meet. 1978; 22(1): 541-544.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1071181378022001143

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In order for blind or partially sighted persons to get about in the typical urban environment we first must recognize what problems face the individual in the typical areas of street identification, bus stop identification and route information determination, obstacle avoidance, and safe path maintenance in such situations as the railroad crossing. Although proper initial planning and design would remove many of the problems in the first place, most cities already have created mobility obstacles that must somehow be corrected--but on a cost-effective basis. This paper outlines some of the corrective measures that could be implemented with minimum cost.

Language: en