re:Route

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  re:Route

Inspiration

Many apps on the market, as well as a recently introduced Google Maps function, provide accessibility information for specific venues, including whether a location has wheelchair-accessible entrances, restrooms, parking spaces, and more. However, none of these apps provide information on accessibility en route to these destinations, which is where re:Route comes in!

What it does

re:Route’s “Accessibility Friendly” function, drawing inspiration from Google Maps’ “Avoid Tolls” function, allows users to avoid stairs or other obstacles on the way to a destination. By highlighting the most convenient, accessibility friendly routes, re:Route makes travel easy for wheelchair users, people with strollers, elderly people wishing to avoid stairs, people moving heavy objects, or people riding scooters or skateboards. Users can also provide feedback after arriving at a destination to ensure that route information is up-to-date and confirm that routes are fully accessible.

How we built it

We built our re:Route mockup using Figma and Adobe Photoshop, and referencing Google Maps.

Challenges we ran into

The most challenging part of this process was the overall concept ideation. We ran through many ideas in an iterative process, taking into account demand, practicality, possible challenges, and more, in order to make our premature idea into a fully thought-out application.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We’re most proud of our mockup design and user interface.

What we learned

Through this project, we learned a lot from researching the accessibility friendly app market. We also improved our Figma and Photoshop skills.

What's next for re:Route

We would implement re:Route using the Google Maps JavaScript API, found at https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/overview#Loading_the_Maps_API.

One other feature to add would be a general interactive map for use when walking freely, rather than traveling to an inputted destination, that highlights nearby ramps and accessibility friendly areas, and brings to attention nearby stairs and areas to avoid.

Built With

• figma
• photoshop