A three-month trial of kits for people with vision impairment to signal buses has begun in Canberra.
The kits being used in the trial were supplied from Canada by Ottawa's public transport provider Transpo.
Regional manager Guide Dogs ACT and NSW Beth Helmers has welcomed the trial.
She said Guide Dogs staff had been making cards for clients which had proved very useful, particularly to people who caught buses from the new Belconnen Interchange.
''The weird way they have set up Belconnen, people don't have a clue where buses will pull in.''
Without an electronic system to indicate bus numbers, cards seemed to be the best option for people who could not read bus indicators to signal the desired bus. The kits being used in the official trial have a clear plastic pouch with three slots in which the desired route number is placed.
Trial participants would be asked to provide feedback on ease of use, functionality, size, convenience, Braille legibility, driver response and night-time use.
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