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Acuity Design inclusive design
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Acuity Design
• We specialise in enabling accessible corporate communication to the widest audience
• We use the latest research and technologies to create clear, reliable messages that allow people to choose how they use that information
• Independence relies on making informed choices and these derive from access to comprehensible information
• We help to embed skills in both companies and state agencies to make engaging media for all types of people so they can make the best choices for their own lives
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Meeting the needs of your customers
• 30% of the existing UK population has some form of impairment, whether from birth or due to old age.
• The number of older adults is increasing as is the population with a mixture of needs
• Within 10-20 years this group will be c. 40% of the UK population
20%
10%
70%
General populationAdults with impairmentsOlder Adults
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OverLay app
• Designed for the iPad, OverLay enables the use of physical media with multitouch audio
• This capability makes it possible, for example, to create tactile resources like maps and diagrams for visually impaired people for information and education
• OverLay files are easy to edit so as to ensure rapid personalisation to meet the needs of specific users
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3D models for Scottish Parliament visually impaired visitor tour handling objects
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3D sculpting and 3D printing of handling objects for museums and galleries
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Outdoor interpretation
• Pennoyer Centre interpretation panel with integrated visual and tactile graphics
• B&W graphic shows Braille and tactile diagrams that are overlaid over full colour visual graphics
• Printed using UV technology to ensure robustness in exterior conditions
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Public information panels
• Integrated visual and tactile information in full colour
• Robust UV printing on range of physical media
• Affordable design and manufacture
• Cost effective replacement if vandalised or when needing updating
Information panel with Braille and Moon accessible text
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Tactile art interpretation booklet for National Geographic show available to all types of visitor
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Transparent tactile overlay for National Trust touch screen Virtual Tour system with visual impairment testing
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Tactile maps: design, testing and production
Scottish Parliament site map
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Cognitive Walkthrough
• Overlaying figures and signs over photos of real environments are much easier for many users, including children and people with leaning disabilities to comprehend
• We can create and edit both general information and personalised tours for specific users
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Tactile wayfinding
• Tactile signage that combines simple visual and tactile imagery
• Informs people with a range of physical and neurocomplexity needs
• Integration of Near Field Communication personal guidance system
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NFC guidance
• NFC tag enabled signage fitted in buildings and public spaces
• NFC tag interpretation app installed on mobile phone or other personal device. User selects their native language and screen contrast
• User selects where they want to go on mobile device
• When user wants assistance, they hold mobile device on sign
• User receives simple directions in both audio and on screen graphics