Tuesday Tea Hosted by CSB Webinar Topic: How to Use Public Transportation as a Blind Person

Date: 1/26/21
Time: 3:30pm to 4:30pm PST
Cost: Free

Presenters: Michael Deolloz, COMS, Mesa Public Schools & Ammar Tarin, 12th-grade student, Mesa Public Schools

In this webinar, we will be discussing “tips and tricks” about how you can use public transportation as a blind person. We will be discussing the 7 major components of bus riding: 1) Planning for your tip, 2) Locating the bus stop, 3) Boarding the Bus, 4) Riding the bus (communicate with the driver, appropriate seating, maintaining orientation), 5) Signaling to stop, 6) Deboarding the bus, 7) Finding your final destination. You will hear from a COMS instructor as well as a blind high-school 12th grader who uses public transportation regularly.

Register at http://bit.ly/CSBtea