Mapping the importance of specific physical elements in urban space for blind and visually impaired people

This paper is based on a questionnaire of all Danish Orientation & Mobility instructors, assessing the importance of 34 physical elements as clues in the pedestrian environment to support blind and visually impaired people (BVIP)'s orientation. The aim is to contribute to a body of knowledg...

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Published inJournal of urban design Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 139 - 154
Main Authors Bredmose, Annette, Grangaard, Sidse, Lygum, Victoria Linn, Hansen, Anders Rhiger
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nottingham Routledge 04.03.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Blind
Mapping
Mobility
Orientation
pedestrian
People with disabilities
Urban areas
urban space
Visual impairment
visually impaired
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ISSN1357-4809
1469-9664
DOI10.1080/13574809.2022.2097862

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Summary:This paper is based on a questionnaire of all Danish Orientation & Mobility instructors, assessing the importance of 34 physical elements as clues in the pedestrian environment to support blind and visually impaired people (BVIP)'s orientation. The aim is to contribute to a body of knowledge about why the design of physical elements is so crucial for (BVIP)'s orientation, accounting for the perceptual sight function and using other senses to compensate for the impaired vision. The study shows that all elements were generally assessed as being very important. Furthermore, the paper discusses how to plan urban space in the future.
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ISSN:1357-4809
1469-9664
DOI:10.1080/13574809.2022.2097862