Finding the right person to help
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…
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.
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…
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…
Daan Roosegaarde’s smart highways work as interactive environments that connect people. Instead of spending money on new cars…
This system in a Norwegian government building (Storehagen), identifies the location of different facilities and tenants within the…
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…
TfL’s Travel Support Card is customisable through entering one’s specific details regarding the help required. This could be a…
232 Studios won a TfL competition that aimed to improve navigation information accessibility for colour blind people. The developed maps…
As part of his master-thesis, Keiichi Matsuda created a video that illustrates how we may experience our physical environment in the future…