Finding opportunities; horizon scans and visioning workshops
We have endeavoured to understand the opportunities for Future Cities to be better designed for people with sight loss. We have undertaken…
We estimate that 4 million people will be living with sight loss in the UK by 2050. We need to better understand the problem from the individuals' perspective and identify integrated solutions to make cities enjoyable for everyone.
Watch our short films and find out more about the everyday challenges of people with sight loss and the remarkable ways which they are forced to overcome them.
Discover how we developed, trialled and tested our 3D soundscape technology on a route from Reading to London.
Learn about the emerging opportunities for city planners, architects, technologists and policy makers the world over.
We have endeavoured to understand the opportunities for Future Cities to be better designed for people with sight loss. We have undertaken…
Orientation is exceptionally difficult, with little or no visual cues and confusing soundscapes, alternative solutions are needed to guide…
Existing street furniture and amenities can be a hindrance to the blind and partially sighted. Shared spaces and open streets can disrupt…
Many partially sighted people suffer from a lack of information about their surroundings or situation. Often they rely on the descriptions…
Lullaby Factory was set up at Great Ormond Street Hospital to create a calming environment for patients. It is an art installation that…
Developed by Tactile Sight, a spinoff of the University of Waterloo, the Tactile Belt functions much as a route planner such as Google…
Designed by Raynes Associates, Tacdots are easy to install and easy to use tactile wayfinding dots. The dots can be used for inside and…
Daan Roosegaarde’s smart highways work as interactive environments that connect people. Instead of spending money on new cars…
Streetworks as temporary obstacles in one’s (familiar) environment leave blind people disoriented. This project aims to make…
The ‘K’ Sonar can be clipped on to an existing cane to help detect obstacles within a 5 metre range through the use of…
The commercial potential of this space will drive developer innovation, producing cheaper and more powerful devices that people can use to…
This system in a Norwegian government building (Storehagen), identifies the location of different facilities and tenants within the…