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August 18, 2014
StopInfo for OneBusAway app makes buses more usable for blind riders
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A UW study found that StopInfo, a new hub for bus stop information in the OneBusAway app, is helpful for blind riders and can promote spontaneous and unfamiliar travel. A UW research team launched the program recently in collaboration with King County Metro.
September 25, 2013
Digital applications can enable or limit, say authors of ‘The App Generation’
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There’s often “an app for that” these days, but for young people such digital shortcuts can be as limiting as they are convenient, says the University of Washington co-author of a new book titled “The App Generation.”