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Human wayfinding and navigation are key organizing activities that allow people to acquire knowledge about the environment and develop cognitive representations in support of such essential tasks as route planning and travel. This study summarizes focus group research with individuals with visual impairments and deafblindness on the use of wayfinding apps. Qualitative themes suggest the importance of social learning, participatory design and better integration of technologies.The learning objectives for this session are: Which mobile wayfinding apps garner use by visually impaired and deafblind travelers in an urban environment? How do adults who are visually impaired, deafblind use wayfinding apps to accomplish travel tasks? How do they describe their experiences? |
