Η United γίνεται η πρώτη αεροπορική εταιρεία των ΗΠΑ που προσθέτει μπράιγ στο εσωτερικό της καμπίνας αεροσκαφών

Η United γίνεται η πρώτη αεροπορική εταιρεία των ΗΠΑ που προσθέτει μπράιγ στο εσωτερικό της καμπίνας αεροσκαφών

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United Airlines today became the first U.S. airline to add Braille to aircraft interiors, helping millions of travelers with visual disabilities more easily navigate the cabin independently. According to the Department of Transportation, about 27 million people with disabilities traveled by air in 2019.The airline currently has equipped about a dozen aircraft with Braille markings for individual rows and seat numbers as well as inside and outside the lavatories. United expects to outfit its entire mainline fleet with Braille by the end of 2026.

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Image of Braille markings for an individual row on an aircraft.

In addition to adding Braille, United is working with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and other disability advocacy groups to explore the use of other tactile navigational aids throughout the cabin such as raised letters, numbers and arrows.

For the eighth-straight year, United was recognized as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion and earned a top score on the Disability Equality Index benchmarking tool, a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN, to advance the inclusion of people with disabilities.”United is taking additional steps to create an accessible airline passenger experience through braille signage,” said ACB Interim Executive Director Dan Spoone. “We appreciate the airline’s continued exploration of additional in-flight navigational aids like large print and tactile indicators, and we encourage all airlines to follow United’s lead in making air travel more inclusive for the blind and low vision community.”The rollout of Braille to mainline aircraft over the next few years is the latest way United has worked to create accessible solutions for its customers and employees:

  • Η United app για κινητά ήταν πρόσφατα επανασχεδιασμένο για να διευκολύνει τη χρήση του για άτομα με προβλήματα όρασης με αυξημένη χρωματική αντίθεση, περισσότερο χώρο μεταξύ των γραφικών και την αναδιάταξη του τρόπου με τον οποίο εμφανίζονται και ανακοινώνονται οι πληροφορίες για καλύτερη ενσωμάτωση με τις τεχνολογίες ανάγνωσης οθόνης, όπως VoiceOver και  Αντιμιλάω.
  • Γιουνάιτεντ Ψυχαγωγία με πλάτη καθίσματος εν πτήσει οθόνες προσφέρει ένα ευρύ φάσμα προσβάσιμων λειτουργιών, όπως κλειστές λεζάντες, χειριστήρια μετατροπής κειμένου σε ομιλία, μεγέθυνση, δυνατότητες εξερεύνησης με άγγιγμα, ταινίες που περιγράφονται με ήχο και διόρθωση κειμένου και χρώματος με δυνατότητα ρύθμισης και υψηλής αντίθεσης. Ως μέρος του United Next, το ιστορικό σχέδιο ανάπτυξης της αεροπορικής εταιρείας, ο αερομεταφορέας αναμένει να παραλάβει περίπου 700 νέα αεροσκάφη στενής και ευρείας ατράκτου μέχρι το τέλος του 2032, τα οποία θα περιλαμβάνουν όλες τις πιο πρόσφατες επιλογές ψυχαγωγίας με την πλάτη του καθίσματος.
  • Μέσω Bridge, United's Business Resource Group για άτομα όλων των ικανοτήτων, βοηθούν οι εργαζόμενοι δημιουργήστε ένα περιβάλλον στο χώρο εργασίας όπου όλοι μπορούν να προσπαθήσουν να επιτύχουν τις μέγιστες δυνατότητές τους και να υποστηρίξουν τη δέσμευσή μας να είμαστε σύμμαχοι για πελάτες με αναπηρίες.
  • United’s long-standing partnership with Special Olympics provides employment opportunities to athletes through the Special Olympics Service Ambassador program, a workforce development initiative that provides a forum to work alongside Airport Operations and Customer Service teams to assist customers. The airline also supports Special Olympics through volunteerism, fundraising and travel support to attend national and international competitions.

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