Navigational Apps for the Blind Could Have a Broader Appeal

Technology|Navigational Apps for the Blind Could Have a Broader Appeal

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Navigational Apps for the Blind Could Have a Broader Appeal

A proliferation of new apps designed to help blind and low vision people could prove useful for everyone.

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Credit…Matt Williams

By Amanda Morris

Dec. 20, 2021

This article is part of our series on the Future of Transportation, which is exploring innovations and challenges that affect how we move about the world.

Nearly every blind person has at least one story of getting lost or disoriented.

Despite the use of walking canes, guide dogs, help from strangers, and popular navigational apps like Google Maps, [...]

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