Jason FayreGuestDebbie GillespieGuest
Kelly MacDonald
Ramya AmuthanHost
Terry BrayGuest
AccessGo is an app for navigating the GO Transit system which covers the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area.
The AccessGo app provides a real measure of independence for people who are travelling on their own.

It allows you to very, very quickly and efficiently pull up information such as what trains are leaving Union Station, what platform they're on.
What platform does this train go from? What bus stop am I at? Am I at the right place? Am I where I think I need to be?
I think it's really imperative now that people do use mobile devices as they travel.
It's harder because you've got to pay attention to the device and pay attention to your surroundings.
It does add an extra layer of complication, but I think the trade-off, it just makes you more on independent travel.

We're all pleased when we can find the trip planning information we need, where we need it, when we need it.

When we can swipe through quickly at a glance to catch that bus, all the way down to step-by-step descriptions of where we need to be and how to get there.

And here's a new app that was developed with the blind and low vision experience in mind when using the Go Transit in Ontario.
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