Can't we press for such items with our Government through some NGO's or with some other pressure tactics so that they should know that such initiatives need to be taken in India and other developing countries? ----- Original Message ----- From: "rajesh asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "accessindia" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 5:04 PM Subject: [AI] talking lampposts
> +'Talking Lampposts' Hit The Streets Of Portsmouth. > > A public outdoor navigation aid has gone live in Portsmouth city centre > in the UK that "speaks" locations live to vision impaired pedestrians. > > The 'talking lampposts' from REACT, provide an audible confirmation > of their location when activated by an electronic fob carried by the > pedestrian. This "audible signposting" is emitted from a small box > attached to nine lampposts located in the city's retail centre using radio > frequencies. > > Users hear audible messages such as "you are now at the junction of > Arundel Street and Slindon Street, access to Post Office." Users > purchase the activating fob for 30 pounds or pay a five pound > returnable deposit for daily use, available from council mobility charity > Shopmobility and from the Portsmouth Association for the Blind. "It > gives reassurance. It allows more independence," Portsmouth City > Council City Centre Manager Barry Walker told E-Access Bulletin. > > The fobs will also activate REACT boxes located in Leeds where a > similar initiative has been rolled out. > The Portsmouth scheme was funded with 35,000 pounds from > Portsmouth City Council, the Single Regeneration Budget and private > companies. The REACT system was developed in conjunction with the > Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB). > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
