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Driverless cars are on the horizon. That much is clear.
We’ve heard from businesses, engineers, and politicians about how autonomous vehicles could change day-to-day life for all of us.
How might driverless cars affect the lives of people with disabilities?
Cathy McAdam is an assistive technology coordinator at the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition.
McAdam is blind, and she’s intimately familiar with the challenges that many people with disabilities face just trying to get around.
“It is challenging, and sometimes the distance makes it even more so,” McAdam says. “Bus transportation has gotten a little bit better with the Americans With Disabilities Act, but it’s still a quite a challenge, and sometimes you can use a big chunk of the day just getting somewhere by bus.”