A Guide To Using Trams For Visually Impaired People
Melanie Willis, a visually impaired student from Sheffield shows VideoJug users how to use trams if you are visually impaired. Full of useful information and tips, this is truly useful for Visually Impaired people using public transport.
Step 1: Meet Mel
I'm Mel, I'm 25 years old. I were brought up in Sheffield. I'm currently now studying at, Sheffield Castle College. I've Just finished a counseling skills course, which I really enjoyed and I'm doing an exam in that next week. I'm also doing a CLAIT course which is IT.
This is my Myfanwy. She's a role as support worker at Hanover Support, which is in Sheffield. Mel and I both have a lot in common, don't we Mel? Yeah - both like going shopping. We're a similiar age as well, so. . . What do we like shopping for Mel, makeup? Yep, clothes, shoes, perfume.
Step 2: Bubble Paving
Well, this is called bubble paving, which is basically raised paving. And as a visually imparied person I find this really useful as it indicates where the edge of the platform down onto the tram track is to prevent any accidents.
Step 3: Tram announcements
I find the announcements helpful, that they announce the stop after you've left the stop. I find the handrails and the bell to call for help if you need help, that is really useful as well. And the conductors are always really polite and if you can't find the seat they'll always help you
Step 4: Automated tram voices
The drivers used to announce the stops, or not, as the case may be. So I actually did put in a complaint about that and I think that's sort of gone a long way to getting these automated voice systems so that you know, you know that a stop's not gonna be missed and you don't end up somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
Right, now I'm getting off at the college. Thank you. OK, thanks. This is the college, just on my way in, just on my way in to the lectures.
