Posts Tagged ‘announcing stops’

February 15, 2008

Blind Etiquette 101: For Transit Drivers

It could be that your town or city has a wonderful training program for its public transit drivers. Ideally, it would include a ‘people skills’ component. In other words, bus drivers, and subway, trolly car and ferry boat operators would be provided with a set of guidelines, which outline how they should interact with their [...]

February 2, 2008

Announcement about Announcing….Bus stops

Transit companies in small and major cities all over North America are having a shakeup and a bit of a meltdown.  Why?  Because  people (mostly Blind) are advocating for policies that direct bus, trolly car, and subway drivers to ANNOUNCE STOPS on all routes.  Why should they announce stops?  Consider this;  People who are Blind [...]