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…
Many people with sight loss are too anxious to leave home alone Getting around cities is a nerve-wracking experience for too many people,…
Based on the research you can explore in ‘Challenges’, and equipped with a model of well being developed by Guide Dogs we…
Above almost anything else people with sight loss rely on predictability in their environment. Carefully constructed routes only work when…
From cycling on the pavement to pushing in front of them, there is a perception amongst some people with sight loss that members of the…
Many partially sighted people suffer from a lack of information about their surroundings or situation. Often they rely on the descriptions…
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…