Research state: Opportunity
Visioning workshop, opportunity: Walking the City
City experts participants with sight loss discuss what the future might hold for how we move around cities Orientation is exceptionally difficult, with little or no visual cues and confusing soundscapes, alternative solutions are needed to guide a journey.
“Recent years have seen a focus on assistive technologies in the home, usually for an ageing population with associated chronic disorders (Technology Strategy Board’s Assistive Living Innovation Platform.) It would great to see some of the associated innovations in materials and smart surfaces moved into a broader urban environment.”
Jessica Bland, Technology Analyst Nesta, Project advisor