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Travel like a pro Diane Brauner Ed Summers Introduction Rote route travelers do not generalize Goal is fearless independent travel to new destinations.

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2 Travel like a pro Diane Brauner Ed Summers

3 Introduction Rote route travelers do not generalize Goal is fearless independent travel to new destinations and in new environments Don’t let your students grope around in the dark … use technology.

4 Required equipment for student iPhone Standard apps such as Messages, Maps, etc. (free) BlindSquare app ($30) Non-occluding headphones

5 Required equipment for instructor/parent iPad Standard Apple Maps app (free) SAS Gloss ap (free) Tactile graphics tools

6 Build mental maps at home Video: Create tactile map using Apple Maps app Video: Create tactile map using Apple Maps app Video: Create digital map for Low vision students using SAS Gloss app Video: Create digital map for Low vision students using SAS Gloss app Demo: Build mental model using simulation mode in BlindSquare app

7 Build mental models in the field Video: Build mental model using street announcements in Blind Square Video: Build mental model using street announcements in Blind Square Demo: build mental model using look around feature in BlindSquare app

8 Pedestrian travel in greenways and campus environments Issue: greenways and campuses lack the auditory cues found within cities and towns Video: Create point of interest for greenway intersection within BlindSquare app Video: Create point of interest for greenway intersection within BlindSquare app Video: Notification of approaching greenway intersection within BlindSquare app Video: Notification of approaching greenway intersection within BlindSquare app

9 Travel in automobiles and buses Video: Select a destination in BlindSquare and plan a route with turn- by-turn directions by Apple Maps Video: Select a destination in BlindSquare and plan a route with turn- by-turn directions by Apple Maps Video: Create a point of interest for a a bus stop in BlindSquare Video: Create a point of interest for a a bus stop in BlindSquare Video: Notification of approaching bus stop within BlindSquare Video: Notification of approaching bus stop within BlindSquare

10 Other tips and tricks Video: Send or share current location within Messages app Video: Send or share current location within Messages app Video: Share current location within Blind Square app Video: Share current location within Blind Square app

11 Futures Accessible map within guide for NC Museum of Natural Sciences Blind Square project to crowd source information about intersections Blind Square project to crowd source information about intersections iBeacons - try it with the BlindSqEvent app UTag

12 Resources Diane’s High-tech O&M playlist on youtube Diane’s High-tech O&M playlist on youtube

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