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Travel like a pro

Travel like a pro. Diane Brauner Ed Summers. 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. Required equipment for student. iPhone

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Travel like a pro

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  1. Travel like a pro • Diane Brauner • Ed Summers

  2. 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.

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

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

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

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

  7. 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: Notification of approaching greenway intersection within BlindSquare app

  8. Travel in automobiles and buses • 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: Notification of approaching bus stop within BlindSquare

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

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

  11. Resources • Diane’s High-tech O&M playlist on youtube

  12. Questions?

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