Maps for the Physically Disabled

Maps are generally used for territorial interpretation by the able-bodied population. The same principle has been used in this study to improve the mobility of the physically disabled population. The use of specialised symbols superimposed on a base map enables safe, quick and independent mobility. The physical barriers can be broken down, but does a pictorial representation of disability become psychologically demoralising to the user? The success of the map under discussion depends on whether the social barriers can be broken down too.