Visioning workshop, opportunity: Street Furniture
Existing street furniture and amenities can be a hindrance to the blind and partially sighted. Shared spaces and open streets can disrupt…
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.
Existing street furniture and amenities can be a hindrance to the blind and partially sighted. Shared spaces and open streets can disrupt…
Moving through a potentially crowded train carriage or bus and finding an unoccupied seat can be present huge problems for people with…
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…
Once someone has reached the correct platform and identified the train they must find the doors and get on. Predicting where the doors will…
Many people with sight loss are aware of the potential of technology to enhance their independence and feel that they need to work to stay…
Several participants are excited about the potential for near field technology to help them make journeys but they have some advice for…
Always thinking ahead, Kate stops off at Tesco to buy lunch. She uses the technology to do a quick sweep of the store and get a sense of…
Lullaby Factory was set up at Great Ormond Street Hospital to create a calming environment for patients. It is an art installation that…
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…
Andrew Spitz, Markus Schmeiduch and Ruben van der Vleuten took part in a 36 hour project at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design…