Train operator trials assistance app for blind and partially sighted passengers

Sight Loss Council volunteer Amrit trials the Aira wayfinding app with Thameslink at London Blackfriars

UK: Govia Thameslink Railway is trialling the Aria wayfinding app which connects blind and partially sighted people to a remote adviser who can use the passenger’s smartphone camera to guide them through a station to a member of staff.

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