A new app developed by Griffith University is helping people with disabilities access venues, public transport and more on the Gold Coast.
The Access GC app, designed by the School of Information and Communications Technology features a variety of locations around the Gold Coast, including restaurants, hotels, parking, ramps, toilets and even wheelchair repair locations.
The easy to use location filter and map allows people to search for facilities that are disability-accessible. The app also includes common audible phrases that can be used by people with speech impairments.
Spearheaded by Dr Jolon Faichney from Griffith’s App Factory, the development team comprising ICT students started work on the app in September 2017 and began developing it in December.
“The Access GC app is easy for people to use and it’s literally a tool that is at their fingertips,” Dr Faichney said.
“There are over a thousand key sites that people with disabilities can access to make
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