DESIGNING FOR ALL SENSES Accessible spaces for visually impaired citizens - DOCTORAL THESIS (original) (raw)
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Designing for all senses: accessible spaces for visually impaired citizens
2000
where I concluded the writing of this thesis. I am particularly grateful for the contribution and support of my supervisor, Jan Åke Granath, and especially, for his advice and criticism in the search for a more inquisitive and courageous approach to my own ideas. I am also thankful for the caring and detailed support provided by Lisbeth Birgersson, and for the useful comments and criticism given by Jan Ahlin and Jan Paulsson. My 'opponent' in the final seminar, Torbjörn Stockfelt, was also one of the persons who helped me to learn by my own thinking and writing. Many experienced people, involved with the problems of the visually impaired have shared their knowledge and experience with me, both in Sweden and in Brazil. I extend my thanks for all of them. In addition I should especially like to thank the visually impaired persons who kindly accepted being part of an investigation, as well as offering me their friendship and company.
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Indonesia has placed second position for the number of visually impaired people compared to all other countries for international scale. Visually impaired is count as one of the worst disability. Limited vision among visually impaired people has dropped their confident to certain low level, it turns them into silent and shy. In order to increase their contribution level of confident, it takes a media to accommodate special needs for them, especially in mobility aspect. Te study aims to design an outdoor space that could help visually impaired people to do their daily activity become easier, safer, and more comfortable. Within descriptive exploration method through literature and field study, the design of outdoor space concept for visually impaired people is invented. Result of study reveals that outdoor space design must also concern about daily behaviour of visually impaired people who mostly not use vision but hearing, touching, and smelling. An outdoor space design could include...
Design Preferences of People with Visual Impairments in an Urban District of Ankara, Turkey
METU 1st International Graduate Research Symposium on the Built Environment, 2010
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Accessibility of Shared Space by visually challenged people: a guide
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Shared Space is a concept that comprises the design of a public space. There are concerns about the accessibility of Shared Spaces for people who are visually challenged. In this paper we give a systematic overview of the appearance of Shared Spaces in the Netherlands and the consequences that these spaces may have for the independent mobility of visually challenged persons. Environmental characteristics of ten typical Shared-Space locations in the Netherlands were registered. Possible problems that these characteristics could cause for visually challenged users of these spaces ware judged by a group of experts in the field of orientation and mobility. In addition, compliance of the selected locations with existing guidelines for accessibility was assessed. None of the selected Shared-Space locations were free of potential problems for people with a visual impairment [1]. Based on these results we introduce a Shared-Space guide to assist authorities, designers and architects in developing accessible Shared Spaces.
DRS2022: RESEARCH PAPERS, 2022
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Regulations To Be Made In Urban Areas In Order To Improve Accessibility Of The “Visually-Impaired
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