BART hosts sensory orientation to help blind, low-vision riders navigate train system

BART Hosts Sensory Orientation for Blind, Low-Vision Riders

Staff demonstrated accessibility features such as braille lettering, textured boarding areas and gate chimes on BART stations and trains.

BART hosts sensory orientation to help blind, low-vision riders navigate train system

BART hosted a sensory orientation event Wednesday at the 19th Street Oakland station to educate low-vision individuals about using the train system.  Staff demonstrated how blind and low-vision riders can use accessibility features on BART stations and trains. These features include braille lettering and audio dictation at ticket vending machines, audible chimes to indicate when the station gates are open, and textured rectangles on the platform…