A new app designed to help Calgarians with disabilities get around the city has launched.
"It helps people find the easiest, safest and most accessible routes in downtown Calgary," co-creator Nabeel Ramji said.Ramji, who has cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair."I will go to a place a day before to do my investigation or call the business owner, just so I can get in," he said.The idea of Pedesting is to identify those barriers so people can plan routes well in advance or change direction on the fly.
It currently features floor plans and routes around Arts Commons, Brookfield Place and the Central Library. More zones in the city -- including post-secondary schools and other office buildings -- will be added in the coming months. The app also provides data to business owners so they can understand how to become more accessible without changing a building's infrastructure."I don't like to think that there's two groups, able-bodied and disabled," Shilliday told CTV News.The duo is hoping those with mobility issues -- and those who are able-bodied -- download Pedesting and provide feedback."In our own little way, we're trying to democratize that pedestrian space," Shilliday said.
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