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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Paul Myers

StreetNav app plots path to accessible city travel beyond Paris Paralympics

Arthur Alba (left), Caroline Azière and Charlie Galle, the creators of the SmartNav app for users with reduced mobility. © StreetNav

As the Paris Paralympics bring fresh scrutiny to the shortage of accessible services in France, RFI met the developers of a route-finding app aiming to help users navigate the capital no matter what their mobility.

Across a courtyard, through a glass door, up a couple of floors, out to the right and round a bit to the left: a navigation app would come in handy inside the town hall of Paris's 20th arrondissement in order to find Charlie Galle.

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