How can we design better for visually-impaired people? (take 2)
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We're super pleased to reschedule last October cancelled event!
Tim Murdoch, CEO of Waymap (http://waymap.org) and Yannis Psomadakis from Wayfindr (http://Wayfindr.net) will tell us about their experience in creating and trialling an indoor navigation app for people with mobility and vision impairment
AGENDA:
- Tim and Yanis will share their experience on their project
- Tips to design with Visual impairment in mind
- Interactive design session to help solving cognitive load on wayfinding
- Debrief
We'll gather at 6.30, for a start at 7pm
ABOUT Wayfindr and Waymap.
Wayfindr is a multi-award-winning not-for-profit organisation that has developed the world's first internationally approved standard for accessible audio navigation. Wayfindr also leads the development of an open source smartphone application utilising beacon technology to allow indoor navigation. Waymap is in the process of enhancing, testing and trialling it in real world scenarios with partners in the UK and USA in preparation for commercial operation.
SPONSORS
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The Bradfield Centre is kindly providing the venue for us to meet
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Arm is providing drinks and nibbles for us to continue the discussion after the event. They're currently recruiting software engineers, project and product managers... so if you know someone who could be interested, pass this link: https://www.arm.com/company/careers