Monday, February 23, 2015

People With Disabilities Can Easily Find Accessible Spots With This App...

This is a great APP!  I am unable to take escalators and some stairs since I had my brain surgeries. I am always on the hunt for a workable elevator at the train station and other public spaces.
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Inspired by his own experiences, a filmmaker has created an app to help people with disabilities.
Jason Da Silva was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disease that affects the central nervous system, in 2006, and uses a motorized scooter to get around, according to Mashable. As a filmmaker based in New York City, he quickly discovered that it wasn't so easy for people with disabilities to maneuver around the city.
"It was very frustrating," Da Silva told Mashable back in 2013. "I was finding that the freedoms that I had -- just simple things like meeting up with friends and things, it was becoming more and more difficult."
Read more here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/22/axs-map_n_6721138.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=Technology

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