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Talking bus stops win national award
Talking bus stops in Brighton & Hove have won a national prize from the Government. They scooped an e-Government award for innovative use of technology in the ‘Building a Fairer Society’ category.
Blind and partially sighted people use the hi-tech signs to receive spoken information on services. Travellers can hear which bus stop they are at, which buses are coming and when they will arrive. Up-to-the-minute information also appears in writing on real-time signs.
Last summer 20 bus stops were installed in the city, aimed at over 2000 residents who are blind or have a visual impairment. The award was handed to councillors at a special ceremony in London.
The deputy chairman of the council's Equalities Committee, Councillor Brian Pidgeon, said: “One of our top priorities is making services more accessible. We’re sure these signs are helping hundreds of people gain more independence by making bus travel easier.”