Visioning workshop, opportunity: Walking the City
Orientation is exceptionally difficult, with little or no visual cues and confusing soundscapes, alternative solutions are needed to guide…
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.
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…
Changes in the sound of traffic, the sounds of different trains or of a shouting market stall holder are all examples of useful and…
From fish to fried chicken people with sight loss use all sorts of smells as navigational cues. Like any other landmark for a smell to be…
If a feature of the environment is detectable by them and always in the same place it can be used as a navigational landmark for someone…
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…
The train heads into London Paddington. Kate receives information about the route and is told that she’s passing Windsor Castle. The…
Streetworks as temporary obstacles in one’s (familiar) environment leave blind people disoriented. This project aims to make…
The commercial potential of this space will drive developer innovation, producing cheaper and more powerful devices that people can use to…
These buttons were primary designed and developed for gaming purposes. But they could also be useful in creating a more inclusive phone or…
Sunglasses are worn by the user with a small digital video camera placed in the centre to capture visuals of the person’s…