This focus point guide is the result of the research project ‘Accessibility of Shared Space for visually impaired people’ that was conducted between 2009 and 2012 at Royal Dutch Visio, Centre of Expertise for blind and partially sighted people. The NHL Knowledge Centre Shared Space and the Accessibility Service of Visio (Visio Zicht op Toegankelijkheid) were closely involved in the realisation of this guide. Shared Space is a concept for the planning, design and use of the public space. With respect to environmental design, it aims to create a streetscape that emphasizes the presence of human activities, thereby stimulating road users to behave cautiously and socially. Research by Visio has shown that in areas that are designed in conformity with the Shared Space concept, the accessibility for visually impaired people is significantly lower than in conventionally designed areas. (Author/publisher)
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