Enhancing Airport Wayfinding for Aging Travelers and Persons with Disabilities
2017

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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 177: Enhancing Airport Wayfinding for Aging Travelers and Persons with Disabilities provides guidance to assist aging travelers and persons with disabilities to travel independently within airports using pedestrian wayfinding systems. The guidebook addresses travel by people with cognitive, sensory, and other mobility challenges.

The Wayfinding Accessibility Audit Checklist documents issues that should be considered in a baseline airport wayfinding accessibility audit; it is provided in Word format so that users can check items off the list. The research team collected ratings of airport wayfinding applications from users of those applications on the Application Review Criteria testing and comment form. A PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of the ACRP research produced as a part of this report.

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Application Review Criteria
PowerPoint Presentation: Enhancing Airport Wayfinding for Aging Travelers and Persons with Disabilities
Wayfinding Accessibility Audit Checklist

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319 pages · 8.5 x 11 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-44656-2
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-46722-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/24930

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Front Matter i-x
Chapter 1 - Introduction 1-6
Chapter 2 - Understanding the Needs of Aging Travelers and Passengers with Disabilities 7-35
Chapter 3 - Wayfinding Strategies via Visual, Verbal, and Virtual Communication 36-88
Chapter 4 - Airport Planning and Design Considerations 89-106
Chapter 5 - Departing Customer Journey 107-155
Chapter 6 - Arriving Customer Journey 156-186
Chapter 7 - Connecting Customer Journey 187-202
Chapter 8 - Wayfinding Technologies for Aging Travelers and Persons with Disabilities 203-256
Bibliography 257-260
Acronyms 261-262
Appendix A - Wayfinding Accessibility Audit Checklist 263-293
Appendix B - Application Review Criteria 294-298
Appendix C - Virtual Airport Models 299-307

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Enhancing Airport Wayfinding for Aging Travelers and Persons with Disabilities (2017)

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