Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS)

Blind and deafblind pedestrians rely on audible and tactile information for navigation. Pedestrians for Accessible and Safe Streets (PASS Coalition) fought for Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS), which are audible and vibrating signals for safe crossing.

Close-up of a yellow Accessible Pedestrian Signal push-button and sign mounted on a street pole at a New York City intersection.

Date: c. 2020

Image Description: A close-up color photograph of an Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS) unit mounted on a gray metal pole at a busy New York City intersection, with Brooklyn Borough Hall and street traffic blurred in the background. The top rectangular white-and-black sign features an icon of a pedestrian walking with a white cane above the text “PUSH BUTTON FOR AUDIBLE SIGNAL.” Below the sign is a bright yellow housing containing a circular push button with a raised, tactile two-way horizontal arrow.

Creator: NYC Department of Transportation

Source: NYC Department of Transportation

PASS Coalition President Karen Luxton Gourgey speaking into a microphone at an outdoor NYC Department of Transportation podium surrounded by officials and advocates.

Date: 2011

Image Description: A color photograph of Pedestrians for Accessible and Safe Streets (PASS) Coalition President Karen Luxton Gourgey speaking at an outdoor press conference with NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) officials. Gourgey, a woman with curly gray hair wearing a lime-green cardigan over a black-and-white striped shirt, stands behind a wooden podium bearing a “NEW YORK CITY DOT Department of Transportation” sign while a man in a dark suit and red tie holds a microphone toward her. Several other advocates and city officials stand closely around them on a city sidewalk with taxis and street traffic visible in the background.

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