BlindGuide Makes Temporary Urban Spaces More Accessible
The DTU-developed solution receives the Bevica Seed Grant for the next phase in the work on a mobile, physical management line that will create safe navigation at roadworks, events and other temporary barriers.
BlindGuide is a mobile guidance line designed to make it safer and more intuitive to navigate urban spaces with temporary obstacles such as roadworks, route rearrangements or temporary installations at events and festivals. The solution has been developed by students from DTU and is based on principles of universal design, so that it can be used by more people.
BlindGuide has already been tested with users and has, among other things, been tested at Folkemødet and Roskilde Festival, where both organizers and end users have pointed out the need for a flexible, physical solution that can be deployed where digital aids are not enough. The City of Copenhagen has shown interest in participating in the next testing phase and there are already plans for an ongoing renovation project of Christianshavns Torv to be the place where Blindguide will test itself in an urban and trafficked environment.
The project will now receive DKK 40,000 from the Bevica Foundation for further development, where the focus will be on including more user types, strengthening material selection and exploring new collaborations with municipalities and contractors.
BlindGuide has been developed by students at DTU as part of the partnership to promote universal design through research, innovation and practice-oriented solutions.
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