[gps-talkusers] Re: taxis in New York City
- From: "George B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 06:49:49 -0700
hay mike why don't you tell us what cab company you found this in so we can
see if the same company in other areas have the same feature. also since
you have some site how does a totally blind person know to do those taps to
activate the speech
thanks
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> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May
> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 05:53
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] taxis in New York City
>
> I was pleasantly surprised last night when taking two taxis in New York
> City. The monitor in the back seat, normally just playing
> advertisements,
> says tap several times on the screen to enable visually impaired mode.
>
> When you do that, you are presented with a bunch of options the most
> significant of which is hearing the fare. They tell you to tap upper
> left,
> upper right and so forth to activate different functions. One of those
> functions is location. It tells you what point of interest is nearby.
> There
> are probably many other options. I have no idea how many companies have
> this
> functionality but it was refreshing to experience access in a whole new
> area
> of travel.
>
> Mike
>
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>
>
>
> Michael May, CEO
> Sendero Group, Davis California
> Developers of accessible GPS
> Sendero Phone: 888-757-6810, extension 101
> Home Office: 530-757-6900
> Email: MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sendero web: http://www.senderogroup.com
> General GPS web: http://www.AccessibleGPS.com
> Mike May Personal: http://www.CrashingThrough.com
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