Visually impaired pedestrians may have trouble with any or all of the following elements associated with crossing a street:

   While there is no one device that will solve all of these problems, there are devices that can improve safety and enhance mobility and access for visually impaired individuals within the roadway environment. These products range from very simple devices, such as audible signals to indicate to pedestrians when they should begin to cross a street, to more sophisticated devices, like talking signs which provide narrative information about locations through an infrared receiver and transmitter system.