My husband said he would prefer a system that announces how far away the expected bus is. For instance he's waiting on a corner for the specific route he would like to know that his bus will be expected in the next 4 minutes, so that he knows the next bus he encounters isn't necessarily 'his' bus.

Lots of bus services already have audible announcements. The issue is they're often broken or inaccurate

a lot of routes I know off by heart from taking them so often.

I wait at the bus shelter, the bus most of the time has an automated announcement of what route # it is and which direction it is heading.

I walk onto the bus, flash my CNIB identification which lets me ride buses for free.

I search for an open seat, this is honestly the trickiest part, but most of the time the driver or passengers are helpful.

I stow my luggage and ride the bus the automated announcer tells which streets we are passing until I get to my stop.

It used to be (and sometimes still is) that I have to tell the driver which stop I want off at in which case since I usually sit near the front the driver can tell me what I need to know.

Fairly simple once you get in the habit, if you don't have automated announcers you can look at the GPS on your phone, and get it to do driving directions to your destination.

For me, the pain points are mostly on the public policy side of things: fare increases, too few buses and routes, chaotic arrival times, underpaid and demoralized drivers, etc, etc, etc.

Otherwise, using the Moovit app (which tells you when to get off) and my city’s bus tracker app pretty much does the job.

I know Seattle has very accessible buses that announce themselves, as well as what stop is next. Google Maps, if they get data from a bus system, can give guidance as well.

I live in a small city with good buses and I usually just ask the driver what bus they’re driving. There aren’t too many routes that overlap here and the stations have specific places where each bus loads.

They usually announce at our local bus station which bus is approaching. Also, my wife just asks people around her. They tend to pretty helpful. She hasn't had any problems navigating our city's bus system.

If you contact your visually impaired services in Ireland and have a chat with them about what is needed?

It's not this! The bus driver tells you in Ireland. It's simple and effective.