Urban environments, university campuses, and public and private buildings often present
architectural barriers that prevent people with disabilities and special needs to move freely …

Independent travel and navigation in new environments, in particular multi-storey buildings,
is a major challenge for people who are blind or have low vision (BLV). Using tactile maps …

Tactile maps could increase the mobility of people with blindness and visual impairments.
Most research on the design and development of tactile maps focuses on outdoor …

Tactile maps are feasible to increase the mobility of people with blindness and to achieve
spatial information of unknown environments. Exploring tactile maps could be a hard task …

Mobility is the key for people with disabilities to have full participation in life. To support their
mobility, previous work primarily focused on accessibility as an attribute of the external …

Past research on wheelchair user tracking technologies has emphasized physical activity
support, upper body pain alleviation, and accessibility mapping. However, little is known …

Access to digital maps and geospatial information has become an integral part of modern
applications to support mobility. However, for people with visual and mobility impairment …

Orientation and finding ways in buildings are particular challenges for people with
disabilities. To cope with these obstacles, open accessible indoor maps enriched with …

This paper addresses the challenges faced by individuals with mobility disabilities and
special considerations in navigating both indoor and outdoor environments, due to the …

Introduction: The current visual displays of accessibility information typically are general and
may not provide individuals with disabilities with information that is critical for their decision …