A3.16: Interview Questions for Exemplary Beacon Project: Tandem Association We know that the Tandem Association provides opportunities for people at risk of social exclusion, including people who are blind or partially sighted. Could you describe how the Tandem Association does that? What else does the Tandem Association do? You mentioned that the Tandem Association has 3 projects for urban accessibility using iBeacons that cover busses, street navigation and subway. Could you describe these projects? How did the Tandem Association start these projects? Whose idea was the project? Why did you chose beacons? Have beacons been successful? you describe the pilot testing process? Is the Smart Public Transport project ongoing? What are they using beacons for within the public transit system? What kind of relationship does the Tandem association’s relationship have with public transportation companies? In particular, what do those companies do to keep Smart Public Transport running, if anything? How many beacons do you have per mode of transit (i.e. bus, train car, metro)? How did the Tandem Association subsidize the cost? So overall, you would say that this project has been very successful? Would you like us to put you in contact with our sponsors at the Danish Association of the Blind? Have you run into any problems with people not wanting to use the app? Chapter 4 Appendices: Findings This appendix includes documents and results that are pertinent to the findings chapter. A4.1: Observation Results Table Nørreport Station Observation (4/18/18) Time of Bus # and Location Arrival Notes
A3.16: Interview Questions for Exemplary Beacon Project: Tandem Association We know that the Tandem Association provides opportunities for people at risk of social exclusion, including people who are blind or partially sighted. Could you describe how the Tandem Association does that? What else does the Tandem Association do? You mentioned that the Tandem Association has 3 projects for urban accessibility using iBeacons that cover busses, street navigation and subway. Could you describe these projects? How did the Tandem Association start these projects? Whose idea was the project? Why did you chose beacons? Have beacons been successful? you describe the pilot testing process? Is the Smart Public Transport project ongoing? What are they using beacons for within the public transit system? What kind of relationship does the Tandem association’s relationship have with public transportation companies? In particular, what do those companies do to keep Smart Public Transport running, if anything? How many beacons do you have per mode of transit (i.e. bus, train car, metro)? How did the Tandem Association subsidize the cost? So overall, you would say that this project has been very successful? Would you like us to put you in contact with our sponsors at the Danish Association of the Blind? Have you run into any problems with people not wanting to use the app? Chapter 4 Appendices: Findings This appendix includes documents and results that are pertinent to the findings chapter. A4.1: Observation Results Table Nørreport Station Observation (4/18/18) Bus # and Location Time of Arrival Notes
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