Google is consistently alteration and afterlight its apps to accomplish the lives of its users easier. Google Maps is no exception, as the aggregation now includes options for wheelchair attainable busline routes. From now on, you can set a cruise with accessibility as a antecedence with Google's accepted alteration app.
While Google claims the affection is alone accessible to a scattering of cities at this time (London, New York, Tokyo, Mexico City, Boston, and Sydney), users on Reddit accept acicular out the affection is alive in their cities as well, in places such as Germany or Prague. It appears that any cities affiliated to GTFS (General Alteration Feed Specification) will accept accessibility routes, aback that arrangement is breadth Google pulls abundant of their accessibility data.
Google fabricated wheelchair accessibility accessible to acquisition in-app. Just access a destination in the chase bar as you commonly would, again tap admonition in the bottom-right bend of the display. Next, baddest the "Transit" icon, again tap "OPTIONS." You'll acquisition "Wheelchair accessible" at the basal of this page. Tap on it, again go aback one folio to appearance your new, adapted options.
Depending on your burghal and your destination, your alteration options may change hardly or dramatically. In the archetype above, Google prioritized bus routes for wheelchair accessibility over application the subway, but your acquaintance may alter absolutely based on what your breadth offers for accessibility. If your alms offers elevators, for example, Google Maps may accent that over a bus butterfingers for accessibility.
With these new accessibility features, alien areas will be a affair of the past. You'll apperceive afore abrogation the abode which avenue has the best accessibility options for you. Expect Apple to be hot on Google's appendage on this one.
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