Accessible Navigation ID Pack

This ID pack installs GPS-based applications that provide navigational assistance to users who are either driving or walking from one location to another. Applications include:

Intersection Explorer: Speaks the layout of the streets and intersections in neighborhoods as users touch and drag their finger around the map. This helps blind and low-vision users get an understanding of a neighborhood before venturing out and while on the go.

Talking Compass: Speaks your current heading and provides haptic feedback as you cross over any of the cardinal directions. Touch the screen to hear your heading. Stroke the screen up/down to adjust verbosity.

WalkyTalky: An accessible navigation aid that periodically updates the status bar with your current location to the nearest street address. Ability to input a destination and directly launch Maps Navigation in walking directions mode.

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