01738990

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http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/180616.aspx

A majority of persons with vision impairments (PVIs) remain confined to their personal environments with restricted mobility owing to lack of independent and safe cues for navigation in built environments. Mobility within Mass Rapid Transit Stations (MRTS) for PVIs remains a challenging reality with wide scopes for ground interventions especially in sensory wayfinding and information design. Based on a live study of mobility in MRTS in the city of New Delhi, this paper identifies some critical issues for navigation of PVIs in managing mobility through the entire travel chain. Ethnographic survey supported by field observations along with tracking and tracing were employed as key methods for gathering field data. These research methods provided an indepth insight into understanding the sensory navigation issues involved in movement of PVIs. The key results involve a post evaluative status check of Metro Rail Stations in New Delhi. Analyzing mobility and route navigation perspectives for PVIs in different zones of a metro station: Entrance, Ticket Counters, Automated Fare Collection Gates, Staircases, Elevators, Platform location, Train identification cues, etc. formed an integral part of this study. It identifies and discusses through a human response and feedback in determining the accessibility and efficacy of tactile guiding systems and other sensory cues including color contrast. The study concludes with critical findings for developing navigation for PVIs with further emphasis on contextual learnings to improvise accessibility provisions for providing ease of navigation and wayfinding for the PVIs in MRTS elsewhere.

01738980

English

pp 93-102

2020-4

Transportation Research Circular

TRANSED 2018: 15th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Digital/other

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Accessibility; Barrier free design; Mobility; Rail transit stations; Visually impaired persons; Wayfinding

New Delhi (India)

Design; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Society

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

May 11 2020 2:48PM

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