SMART Wayfinding System: System and Subsystem Requirements [Leveraging Innovative Technology to Develop the SMART Wayfinding Standard to Facilitate Independent Use of Public Transit by Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities]

2019PDFTech ReportFHWA-JPO-19-767DTFH617C00008TechnologyCognitive impairmentPublic transitMobile applicationsdisabilitytransportationindependenceUnited StatesUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway AdministrationDavies, Daniel K.Stock, Steven EAbleLink Smart Living Technologies, LLCUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsUnited States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and TechnologyIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeThe System and Subsystem Requirements Specification establishes the functional, performance, design, and development requirements for this project. Requirements are detailed for each component that is being developed as part of AbleLink Project #1: Leveraging Innovative Technology to Develop the SMART Wayfinding Standard to Facilitate Independent Use of Public Transit by Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities. The SMART Wayfinding Specification will provide a de facto standard for cognitively accessible wayfinding apps which will provide a well-defined specification for developers to promote cross-platform use of routes created for one system with those created for other systems. Specially designed methodologies are required to overcome cognitive limitations experienced by individuals with cognitive disabilities and others with limited ability to use mainstream travel tools to enable these individuals to independently travel by bus or other public transportation vehicle to their destination without assistance from others.86