# Subway Access Apps The Wheely App is an Accessible Guide to New York's Subway System By Joey Haar | Published 2016-12-22 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wheelyapp References: [citylab](http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2016/06/how-apps-help-people-with-disabilities-navigate-the-city/489128/) & [wheelyapp](http://www.wheelyapp.com/) The Wheely app is a tool to add accessibility to New York's most impressive public resource: the subway system. New York City's extensive subway system can be tricky to navigate for native New Yorkers, but it's even harder to use for someone in a [wheelchair](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/passenger-assistance-web). Fortunately, the Wheely app makes using the subway easier by offering detailed breakdowns of [accessibility features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/transit-accessibility) throughout the hundreds of stations in the five boroughs. New York's subway system itself offers good accessibility resources. The problem is that these resources can be difficult to locate. Wheely not only marks where the [accessibility elevators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/accessibility-maps) are on Google Maps, but it also keeps track of which elevators are working and which are out of order. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.3/10 - Popularity: 1% | Activity: 1% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Accessible Subway Systems:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating apps and tools that enhance accessibility in subway systems. - **Navigation Apps:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing apps that provide detailed breakdowns of accessibility features in transportation systems. - **Real-time Accessibility Tracking:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating apps that track and update the status of accessibility features in public transportation. ### Who This Affects Most - **Transportation:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the transportation industry by developing accessible solutions for subway systems. - **Technology:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the technology industry by creating navigation apps and tools that enhance accessibility in transportation systems. - **Mobile Application:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the mobile application industry by developing real-time accessibility tracking apps for public transportation systems. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Impairment-Aiding Navigation Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/commute-booster.md) - [Real-Time Subway Map Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-weekendest.md) - [Accessibility-Focused Navigation Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atlas-apps.md) - [Passanger Assistant App Pilots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nj-transit.md) - [Convenience-Focused Transportation Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/transportation-apps.md) - [Accessibility-Focused Nature Trail Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/able-active.md) - [City Travel Guides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waywise.md) - [Accessibility-Focused Metro Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/accessibility-improvement.md) - [Advanced Wheelchair Treadmills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wheely-x.md)