VIDBE-Q Volume 65 Issue 1
(APH) also played a leading role in at Mobility Matters, not only by
presenting on their efforts to build more accessible communities but in co-
leading a mobile tour of the Millar Library where beacons connected to
OpenStreetMap via Indoor Explorer are supporting better access for
travelers with visual impairment. From preliminary research that was
presented at Mobility Matters, 2019, researchers at PSU found that while
there are many kinds of wayfinding apps in general, adults who are visually
impaired or deafblind often must use multiple apps to find the
environmental information needed while navigating through urban settings
(Swobodzinski & Parker, 2019).
Image 2. PSU O&M clinical teaching partners meet with Amy Parker and
Robert Wall-Emerson at Mobility Matters (2019)
Video montage highlights from MM, 2019
Mobility Matters, 2019 website with handouts