The document summarizes improvements made to the Farplano mobile app during a hackathon to make public transportation departure information more accessible. Key features added include the ability to switch between nearby stations with swipes, have current departures read aloud, and start navigation to the station. While progress was made, issues around station disambiguation, navigation initiation, and screen reader compatibility remain.

1. ACCESSIBLE STATION BOARDS
Roman Prokofyev, Aliya Ibgragimova
@rprokofyev
@igrynok
University of Fribourg, Switzerland
November 17, Paris

2. Problem
Quick access to real-time public transport
departures information for stations around
you
Because: majority of people (in Switzerland)
are still using printed schedules at the
stations

3. Farplano (before hackaton)
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.schedulr
Shows connections from nearest stations, provides
calendar integration, additional route colors for Swiss cities.

4. Farplano (after Hackaton)
Paris and suburbs are now covered via Navitia API

5. Navitia (SNCF+RATP+etc.)
navitia.io
api.navitia.io
They provide:
• journeys computation
• line schedules
• next departures

6. Accessibility features
Switching
stations
Left/right
swipe
Reading current
Down swipe
departures out loud
Starting navigation Up swipe
to current station

7. Live demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhSdOYEEy38

8. Moving forward: issues
• Proper station disambiguation
• Navigation is not started
immediately
• Android TalkBack service is too
annoying