ERIC Number: EJ943503
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Publication Date: 2011
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The Brussels Metro: Accessibility through Collaboration
Strickfaden, Megan; Devlieger, Patrick
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v105 n10 p638-647 Oct-Nov 2011
This article describes and analyzes the development of a navigation and orientation system for people with visual impairments as it evolved over three decades. It includes reflections on how users have been involved in the redesign process and illustrates how people with and without disabilities have collaborated to create a more suitable and accessible transportation system. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Foreign Countries, Transportation, Cooperation, Navigation, Accessibility (for Disabled), Design, Disabilities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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