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Navigation Instruction Validation Tool And Indoor Wayfinding Training System For People With Disabilities, Linlin Ding
Navigation Instruction Validation Tool And Indoor Wayfinding Training System For People With Disabilities, Linlin Ding
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According to World Health Survey, there are 785 million (15.6%) people in the world that live with a disability. It is a well-known fact that lack of access to public transportation is a barrier for people with disabilities in seeking work or accessing health care. In this research, we seek to increase access to public transportation by introducing a virtual pre-travel training system that enables people with disabilities to get familiar with a public transportation venue prior to arriving at the venue. Using this system, users establish a mental map of the target environment prior to their arrival to the …