APPENDIX 23: Categorization of Opinion of RIAS

Question: “What is your overall opinion of Talking Signs?”

Category

104 responses

General Superlatives

(I am) very supportive

General Superlatives

Awesome

General Superlatives

Better for those with no vision

General Superlatives

Could benefit everyone sighted also

General Superlatives

(Good for) dyslexic

General Superlatives

Excellent system

General Superlatives

Extremely important tool for access to the environment

General Superlatives

Financial benefits

General Superlatives

Good

General Superlatives

Good

General Superlatives

Great

General Superlatives

Great

General Superlatives

Great help for blind

General Superlatives

Great invention for blind travel

General Superlatives

Great tool for vision-impaired

General Superlatives

Greatly enhances vision-impaired to become productive

General Superlatives

Helpful

General Superlatives

Helpful

General Superlatives

Helpful

General Superlatives

I love them

General Superlatives

I'm impressed

General Superlatives

It's great for blind travelers

General Superlatives

It's unobtrusive so public should like

General Superlatives

Love them

General Superlatives

Pretty good

General Superlatives

Pretty good

General Superlatives

Pretty good device

General Superlatives

Really like it

General Superlatives

Represents a major breakthrough

General Superlatives

Simple & eloquent solution to the problems of blind

General Superlatives

They are absolutely great

General Superlatives

They are cool

General Superlatives

They're great

General Superlatives

Very good

General Superlatives

Very good for blind

General Superlatives

Very helpful

General Superlatives

Very helpful

General Superlatives

Very positive

General Superlatives

Very useful

General Superlatives

Very useful but don't ignore normal cues

General Superlatives

(Good for) vision-impaired

General Superlatives

Was apprehensive at first

General Superlatives

Wonderful

General Superlatives

Would use it many times a day

General Superlatives

(Good for) learning differences & developmentally disabled

Improved mental state

Confidence

Improved mental state

Confident

Improved mental state

Hell of a lot less stress

Improved mental state

Helps make for more effective travel

Improved mental state

Less accidents & fatalities

Improved mental state

Make travel easy

Improved mental state

Make travel safer

Improved mental state

Make you socially able to live like a sighted person

Improved mental state

Makes life a lot easier

Improved mental state

Provides equality

Improved mental state

Provides safety

Improved mental state

Safer

Improved mental state

They make travel easier

Improved mental state

Would make travel easier

Increases independence

Don't have to ask others

Increases independence

Don't have to rely on others

Increases independence

Increases independence dramatically

Increases independence

Independence

Increases independence

Independent

Increases independence

Independent travel for blind & vision-impaired

Increases independence

More independent

Increases independence

(Like) not asking for help

Increases independence

Very helpful for independent travel

Should be installed

Endorse city-wide installation

Should be installed

Great if installed all over

Should be installed

Hope they are installed universally

Should be installed

Important to have more TS installed

Should be installed

Needed for blind travelers

Should be installed

Really needed

Should be installed

Should be in malls

Should be installed

Should be installed everywhere

Should be installed

Should be installed where there are signs

Should be installed

Should be installed all over

Should be installed

Should be involved per ADA

Should be installed

The public needs it

Should be installed

Want them

Should be installed

Want them installed all over

Should be installed

Wants more

Spatial orientation aid

Able to find more information

Spatial orientation aid

Can find out about things you wouldn't normally find

Spatial orientation aid

Don't get lost

Spatial orientation aid

Gives good info

Spatial orientation aid

Helps find transit

Spatial orientation aid

Know where you are

Spatial orientation aid

Know where you're at

Spatial orientation aid

Needed wayfinding tool

Spatial orientation aid

Never would get lost

Spatial orientation aid

Non-intrusive device to provide visual info for blind & vision-impaired

Spatial orientation aid

Provides new info about unfamiliar locations

Spatial orientation aid

Saves time locating hard to find places

Specific places

Bus stop

Specific places

Likes getting angle of intersection

Specific places

Likes them at bathrooms

Specific places

Love the block # info

Specific places

Love the street sign information

Specific places

Street crossings

Suggestions

Needs fine tuning

Suggestions

Needs input from users

Suggestions

Needs lots of user input

 

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