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<p>The topic of this paper focuses on orientation of visually impaired people in public space.</p>
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The topic of this paper focuses on orientation of visually impaired people in public space.
The purpose of the paper is to show the ways visually impaired people move and therefore, to show the barriers which hinder them to get someplace. An important element is to increase social awareness of the quality of public spaces so that they could be adapted to every user. The paper was written on the basis of literature analyses and the author’s own observation.

On Orientation of Visually Impaired People in Public Space

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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The topic of this paper focuses on orientation of visually impaired people in public space.
The purpose of the paper is to show the ways visually impaired...

On Orientation of Visually Impaired People in Public Space

Published Online: Apr 04, 2019

Page range: 27 - 32

Received: Jun 21, 2018

Accepted: Aug 23, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2018-035

Keywords
Blind and visually impaired people, Orientation in public space

© 2018 Beata Komar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

On Orientation of Visually Impaired People in Public Space

Published Online: Apr 04, 2019

Page range: 27 - 32

Received: Jun 21, 2018

Accepted: Aug 23, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2018-035

KeywordsBlind and visually impaired people, Orientation in public space

© 2018 Beata Komar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Blind and visually impaired people, Orientation in public space