The transit agency calls the program “industry-leading,” and says it will significantly improve the transit experience for blind and partially-sighted passengers.
Tactile and braille signage will be added to an estimated 8,500 bus stops in the system starting in 2020, while tactile walking surface indicators will be installed at stations and bus exchanges.
Timmins transit unveils new technology that will give riders in wheelchairs a safer and more comfortable ride. Sergio Arangio, CTV News Northern Ontario Videojournalist
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Published Friday, September 27, 2019
TIMMINS — Timmins Transit officially revealed the addition of new wheelchair securement technology to one of its buses.
The Q’Straint Quantum system looks to give commuters in wheelchairs a safer and more independent ride, and Timmins Transit is one of the first in Ontario to use it.
Megan Stacey
Updated: September 5, 2019
The head of the industry association calls it a “cesspool of problems.”
But the owner of a taxi company says it’s long overdue, and an accessibility advocate says it’s a start.
A new proposal from city hall to slap a five-cent fee on every taxi ride to pay for accessible cab subsidies an idea one driver says is sure to “open big, big drama” is earning mixed reviews.
Luke Carroll
Updated: August 27, 2019
Changes to OC Transpo bus routes with the arrival of Ottawa’s LRT system drew concerned west end residents to a special information session on Monday night.
The briefing at the Alexander Community Centre, put on by west-end city councillors Riley Brockington, Theresa Kavanagh and Keith Egli and OC Transpo, was held to inform the public about changes to several bus routes, including Routes 14 to St. Laurent and Tunney’s Pasture, 114 to Carlington and Rideau.
Aira, a mobile phone app, provides assistive services to passengers who are blind or low vision July 16, 2019
TORONTO, ONTARIO Today, Toronto Pearson announced it is now offering Aira service, a leading-edge assistive technology, to help travellers with sight loss navigate the airport independently. Using the Aira iPhone or Android mobile phone application, passengers can connect to a specially trained, human agent for navigational assistance as they journey through the airport. Toronto Pearson is the first airport in Canada to offer Aira to its passengers.
