Out and About
Although there are a wide array of public transportation options available locally (i.e. maxis, taxis, buses and the water taxi), traveling independently is still quite a challenge for our visually impaired community. Listed below are some recommendations for developing a more inclusive and accessible public transportation system.
Taking Public Transportation
- Recommendations for Improving the Public Transportation System in T&T:
- Providing large-print, high-contrast, and non-glare informational signs in terminals, at bus stops, and on transit vehicles.
- Placing braille and tactile information regarding available service at consistent locations near the entrances to and within transit stations..
- Installing a tactile domed high-contrast warning surface along platform edges/pavements.
- Making stop announcements inside transit vehicles at main points along a bus or maxi taxi route.
- Providing external speakers that announce vehicle identification information.
- Providing ticket vending machines with braille and large-print markings, or audible output devices.
- Training transit personnel to meet the specific needs of persons with visual impairments who use public transportation.