An Accessible Mapping System for Visually Impaired Users

This project was carried out to design and implement an accessible system to enable visually impaired people to understand the floor plan of a building. The basis of the project stems from the requirements of Uddingston Grammar school, who cater for visually impaired pupils. The school was moving to a new building and requested a system which could help in training its visually impaired pupils on how to navigate the new building. The system was designed and developed in conjunction with the visual impairment support department at the school. A fully working system was in place by the end of the project and was evaluated firstly using blindfolded, sighted users and then with one visually impaired user. The results of the evaluation were positive and point to the system being easy to use and useful for gaining an understanding of the layout of the building.