On orientation of visually impaired people in public space

• Autorzy: Komar B.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.21307/ACEE-2018-035

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

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.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

blind people; visually impaired people; orientation in public space

PL

niewidomi; osoby z dysfunkcją wzroku; orientacja w przestrzeni publicznej

• Wydawca: Silesian University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Architecture Civil Engineering Environment
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Vol. 11, no. 3
• Strony: 27--32
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 12 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Komar B.

• Faculty of Architecture, The Silesian University of Technology, ul. Akademicka 7, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

Bibliografia

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