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Accessible Apps: iTunes Application for Handicap Access on NYC Subway

Are you having trouble finding an application on iTunes that will help in finding Handicap access on the New York City Subway? Forgetaboutit!!!

It is not an easy task to search through many iTunes metro and subway map applications to find the right one with handicap information. However, there is one New York City application that does just that. It is called "NYC Subway KICKMap Lite". The map key function will show that a blue star represents h-cap access on and off certain stops along the many subway lines of NYC. It is a basic but needed notation that most iTunes applications neglect.

Knowledge of handicap access and location can save a wheelchair user a great deal time, energy, and frustration. Some NYC subway stops have elevator access to street level a block or two away from the escalator exits. Having this application on your iPhone/iTouch should help in gaining confidence to tackle the New York City subway system. The "NYC Subway KICKMap Lite" is a free download. _________________________________________________________________________ Pete "Pedro" Collman

"Accessible Apps" is a regular feature on MyWirelessReview.com.If you know of an application for any smartphone or operating system that has an accessibility aspect, please share it in a posting. Or send Pete Collman an email at oahu73@aol.com.

H-Cap iTunes Applications for London's Tube

Posted by peter collman at 2009-04-27 00:10
I came across several iTunes applications similar to the KICKMap application of New York City. I looked through a dozen subway and metro applications concerning cities from all around the world and came up with very few maps with H-Cap access features. I had the most luck with applications about the Tube in London. If you have ever attempted the "Tube" you know it is a very busy and complicated subway system. However, it is not impossible for wheelchair users. Unlike the Metro in Paris (the Metro only has a couple of accessible stops) London's Tube can be navigable for wheelchair users. "Tube Deluxe" ($0.99), "Tube London City 09" ($4.99), and "iTube Plan" ($2.99) are all applications that have mentions on handicap accessible entrances and exits. The universal blue handicap logo marks these locations on the map but it was the "iTube Plan" application that has a function to search for H-Cap access under the preferences screen. I will continue to look for applications that have notations on handicap access at major subway systems.

Pete "Pedro" Collman

Euro Metro App for Disabled Travelers

Posted by peter collman at 2009-06-04 23:30
The iMetro Multi-city application on iTunes is a great example of what a developer can create to help all people traveling abroad to catch that next train. Having traveled all throughout Europe in a wheelchair, I can tell you that it is not easy to use mass transportation. This application for the iPhone/iPod Touch allows the able-bodied user to find either the quickest or shortest route to your desired destination and enables the traveler to plan ahead for transfers along metro lines or other rail. The disabled traveler can touch the handicap access icon to help in locating the right stop along the route that would have an elevator (or lift, if you will) to access street level. Version 1.1 references the following European and American Cities; Madrid, Paris, London, Barcelona, Vienna, Milan, New York, and Boston. Please keep in mind some cities do a better job than others when it comes to disabled access to their rail lines and in my experience, most trains (that are not subway systems) require 24 hour notice of a planned train trip by a wheelchair user. All that being said, an application like this can help greatly in finding out if a wheelchair user can access the metro system while traveling in the states or abroad. The cost of this application is 0.99.

-Pete "Pedro" Collman
 
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