Accessible Wayfinding Systems will Start a New Era of Accessibility - Idan Meir

Accessibility NYC Meetup - Feb 2 2021 - Zoom

Accessible Wayfinding Systems will Start a New Era of Accessibility

TOPIC
Accessible wayfinding systems will become ubiquitous in public spaces by 2025. Different technologies and policies are now being developed to prepare for the next exciting era of accessibility in the built environment. In this lecture, we'll walk through the opportunities, challenges, and other aspects of the new future of accessibility for people with orientation challenges, including the blind and visually impaired. We'll also discuss the duties, cost, and operational efforts required towards this future as well as sharing real case-studies from around the world in this field.

PRESENTER
Idan Meir is the Co-founder and CEO of RightHear, an innovative startup that turns public spaces into accessible environments for people with spatial orientation challenges, including people who are blind or visually impaired.

CAPTIONING

MEETUP INFO

LIVESTREAM
This livestream is provided by the Internet Society Accessibility Special Interest Group (A11ySIG)

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[robertmarmaduke]

Great comments on braille and an easy solution! Every museum has virtual docent tours in multiple languages. So every public facility should have electronic tours available through user cell phones. The blind could navigate under 5G with GMaps location availability within +/- 3-feet! And why just blind people? You fly into a new airport, where do you go? I've traveled all over the world, and the stress levels in some cities, like Taipei, for example, is unbelievable, even for those with great vision. Let's perfect this!