Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE-Q 63.4 Fall 2018

A quarterly newsletter from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments containing practitioner tips for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and other professionals.

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28 VIDBE-Q Volume 63 Issue 4 impairments so that they can be aware of potential hazards prior to experiencing them. This will hopefully reduce trip and fall injuries and improve overall mobility. AccessPath also has a crowdsourcing component that allows users to contribute data for improved navigation and alerts. Users can submit the type, location, image, and quality of their reports. Typical reports concern potential hazards along the pathway such as tripping hazards or construction. Figure 4 shows a dashboard of some data that pathVu has crowdsourced. On the left, there are three pie charts with a breakdown of report type, tripping hazard severity, and curb ramp quality. In the top right, there is a map showing sidewalk centerlines, tripping hazards represented as yellow triangles, and curb ramps represented as circles with the wheelchair user symbol. Underneath the map there are three counters showing: total number of reports in the neighborhood (265), number of tripping hazards (134), and number of missing curb ramps (19). Figure 4: Dashboard showing crowdsourced data

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