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Survey to help blind and visually impaired people ❤️ (self.Blind)
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-shacklebolt- 4 points 2y ago
Why do you think that this is a product that is needed when the users presumably already have a cell phone with GPS? How likely do you think it is that a volunteer would be "walking in a similar direction" at the same time and place a blind user was?
just_p4ssing_by 1 points 2y ago
Thank you for your questions.
People do have GPS' but it does not ensure that the VIPs can walk safely and conveniently without paying a huge cost for it. We want to make travel more cost efficient and safe for VIPs to travel.
In regards to your second point, we are aiming to have as many volunteers available as possible to meet the needs of VIPs in different areas. Additionally, the service works in tandem with the public transport. So, a VIP will have assistance from their home to the nearest tube station or bus stop. Then, at the destination location, another volunteer will pick them up and walk them to the end location.
These could be possible with pre-scheduled pairing.
Please let me know if you have any more questions or doubts :)
People do have GPS' but it does not ensure that the VIPs can walk safely and conveniently without paying a huge cost for it. We want to make travel more cost efficient and safe for VIPs to travel.
In regards to your second point, we are aiming to have as many volunteers available as possible to meet the needs of VIPs in different areas. Additionally, the service works in tandem with the public transport. So, a VIP will have assistance from their home to the nearest tube station or bus stop. Then, at the destination location, another volunteer will pick them up and walk them to the end location.
These could be possible with pre-scheduled pairing.
Please let me know if you have any more questions or doubts :)
-shacklebolt- 1 points 2y ago
What huge cost are you talking about?
That sounds massively inconvenient for someone who doesn't otherwise require a carer, in which case they won't be using an app anyways.
That sounds massively inconvenient for someone who doesn't otherwise require a carer, in which case they won't be using an app anyways.
just_p4ssing_by 1 points 2y ago
The costs that I'm referring to would include taxi rides from point A (such as their homes) to point B (to either a bus stop or train station).
As you may be aware, VIPs have the provision of Taxicard, which gives them the option of traveling a distance of up to 2.0 miles for a flat price of £2.50.
Instead of ordering a taxi, the VIPs could instead walk with a volunteer to the bus stop, saving them the £2.50, and although, that doesn't seem like a huge amount for a one-way trip, it would build up if they have to order multiple taxis on multiple occasions.
On the other hand, there are 600,000 volunteers in London who regularly volunteer 12.6 hours per month so a shortage of volunteers shouldn't be an issue.
As you may be aware, VIPs have the provision of Taxicard, which gives them the option of traveling a distance of up to 2.0 miles for a flat price of £2.50.
Instead of ordering a taxi, the VIPs could instead walk with a volunteer to the bus stop, saving them the £2.50, and although, that doesn't seem like a huge amount for a one-way trip, it would build up if they have to order multiple taxis on multiple occasions.
On the other hand, there are 600,000 volunteers in London who regularly volunteer 12.6 hours per month so a shortage of volunteers shouldn't be an issue.
-shacklebolt- 1 points 2y ago
I think you're starting with a really weird assumption here that the average blind person ordinarily takes a taxi to the bus stop...
None of this idea seems to make much sense if you're assuming your users don't require a carer and can safely ride the bus alone (and if they can't, the service doesn't apply anyways.)
I think you're going to find that its an incredibly tiny demographic of blind people that need help getting to public transit, AND can use a smartphone, BUT can't use GPS instructions independently for some reason, AND are willing to try to solicit and meet up with a random human twice per trip rather than take a taxi.
None of this idea seems to make much sense if you're assuming your users don't require a carer and can safely ride the bus alone (and if they can't, the service doesn't apply anyways.)
I think you're going to find that its an incredibly tiny demographic of blind people that need help getting to public transit, AND can use a smartphone, BUT can't use GPS instructions independently for some reason, AND are willing to try to solicit and meet up with a random human twice per trip rather than take a taxi.
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