Architects & Engineers
Common causes of sight loss [ 1 ]
Find out more about the difficulties that a person with sight loss may experience, the most common causes of sight loss and what effects different eye conditions have on a person’s sight.
Recommendations for signage [ 2 ]
Find out more about ways to make signs accessible to people with sight loss.
Ways to use indoor floor surfaces to assist people with sight loss [ 3 ]
Find out more about ways to use standard floor materials to provide warning, orientation clues and methods of wayfinding.
Guidelines for accessibility of the built external environment [ 4 ]
Find out more about ways to make the built external environment accessible to people with sight loss.
Guidlines for accessibility of the built internal environment [ 5 ]
Read more about ways to make the built internal environment accessible to people with sight loss.
Accessible Taxis [ 6 ]
Taxis are a very important method of transport for people with physical and sensory disabilities. For some they are the only option. In 2003, as part of the European Year of People with Disabilities a consortium of disability representative organisations, including NCBI, published a report on accessible taxis. The objective of the report was to identify the most suitable taxi or hackney service in the Irish environment, for both urban and rural users, by reviewing international best practice.
Links:
[1] http://www.ncbi.ie/information-for/friends-and-relatives/most-common-causes-of-sight-loss
[2] http://www.ncbi.ie/information-for/architects-engineers/recommendations-for-signage
[3] http://www.ncbi.ie/information-for/architects-engineers/ways-to-use-indoor-floor-surfaces-to-assist-people-with-sight-loss
[4] http://www.ncbi.ie/information-for/architects-engineers/guidelines-for-accessibility-of-the-built-environment
[5] http://www.ncbi.ie/information-for/architects-engineers/access-the-built-internal-environment
[6] http://www.ncbi.ie/information-for/architects-engineers/accessible-taxi-report