Balıkesir - Ayvalik Islands Natural Park
NATURE PARKS
Location: The Ayvalık Islands Natural Park is within the borders of Balıkesir Province in Marmara Region.
Transportation: It is possible to reach to Ayvalık Islands, by both Ayvalık highway and maritime lines. It is possible to reach to the greatest of these
islands named Alibey Island by overland route, after coming to the Ayvalık District of Balıkesir Province.
Aydın - Bafa Lake Natural Park
NATURE PARKS
Location: The Bafa Lake Natural Park takes place within the borders of Söke District of Aydın Province in Aegean Region.
Transportation: The Bafa Lake is at the south-east of Great Menderes (Büyük Menderes) Delta, and 25 km far away from the Söke District. Read the rest of this entry »
Antalya - Kusunlu Waterfall Natural Park
NATURE PARKS
Location: The Kurşunlu Waterfall Natural Park takes plac within the borders of Center District of Antalya Province of Mediterranean Region.
Transportation: The Natural Park is 22 km away from Antalya. It can be reached to the Natural Park by following the 8 km long road that departures from
the Antalya - Aksu Highway at the Soğucaksu Bridge to the direction of north. Read the rest of this entry »
Afyon - Akdag Natural Park
NATURE PARKS
Location: The Akdağ Natural Park covers a 14.916 hectare area in between the borders of Sandıklı District of Afyon Province and Çivril District of Denizli
Province. Read the rest of this entry »
16 Feb
Product Evaluation of GPS Systems by NFB Access Technology Staff
Product Evaluation by the NFB’s Access Technology Staff Braille Monitor,
February
From the Editor: Global Positioning Systems are more and more common in our technology-laden world. It is a measure of the progress that the blind community
has made that we now have three accessible systems to choose among. In the following article the staff of the International Braille and Technology Center
of the NFB Jernigan Institute (IBTC) briefly explain GPS technology and evaluate the three current systems.
16 Feb
Me And My Guide Dog: What You’ve Always Wanted To Know?
AssociatedContent.com (USA) Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Me and My Guide Dog: What You’ve Always Wanted to Know
By Angela Kimball
Takeaways
Dogs cannot see the color of traffic lights to know when to cross the street. My guide does not instinctively know where I want to go. Read the rest of this entry »
Airline Travel For The Blind
WBU REPORT
PRESENTATION TO IATA
I am pleased to report a successful presentation to the IATA Passenger Services Conference on 23 September in Geneva. The reception given me by delegates
and officials alike was courteous and friendly. Participation included 86 delegates from 50 airlines plus 27 observers from the supplier community.
16 Feb
Chicago Airports Introducing New Communications Devices For Disabled People
ABC7Chicago.com, IL, USA Sunday, September 09, 2007
Chicago airports introducing new communication devices for disabled people
By Karen Meyer
Extract: “Eight more kiosks at O’Hare and two at Midway airport are expected to be installed by early 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
Travel Agency Is Catering To The Blind
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO, USA Sunday, December 23, 2007
Travel agency is catering to the blind
Joan and Paul Patche wanted to take their children on a cruise, but weren’t sure if the kids would like it. “My daughter felt so comfortable, she went to
the teen center by herself,” Joan said of her daughter, Robin.
16 Feb
“TravelEyes” Offers Independent Travel For The Visually Impaired;
Travel Connect (UK) Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Independent Travel for Visually Impaired
A new commercial air operator has launched, offering those with impaired sight the possibility of independent world travel. Read the rest of this entry »