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…
Asking for help from a passer by is often the best way to deal with a complicated or unknown step in a journey. However not all passers by…
Moving through a potentially crowded train carriage or bus and finding an unoccupied seat can be present huge problems for people with…
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…
Once someone has reached the correct platform and identified the train they must find the doors and get on. Predicting where the doors will…
The first step to catching a bus is locating the stop. Bus stops that have a distinctive tactile profile and are positioned on the kerb…
Boarding the bus, Kate using the technology to find her seat. She’s told the journey to the station will take about 20 minutes. The…
The train heads into London Paddington. Kate receives information about the route and is told that she’s passing Windsor Castle. The…
Sunglasses are worn by the user with a small digital video camera placed in the centre to capture visuals of the person’s…