TCRP Synthesis 37 Communicating with Persons with Disabilities in a Multimodal Transit Environment: A Synthesis of Transit Practice

TABLE 8
TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION: EXITING THE STOP/STATION/TERMINAL

 
Information Required Methods of Communication by Disability
Hearing Visual Cognitive
  Visual sign Large print Standard symbol
Determine desired exit direction Electronic signage Orientation and mobility training Standard signage
  Orientation and mobility training Tactile signs/maps Orientation and mobility training
  Assistive listening systems Auditory pathways  
    Talking signs  

    Note: Modified from Guidelines for Improvements to Transit Accessibility for the Disabled (Battelle 1992).


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