International Journal of New Developments in Engineering and Society, 2023, 7(5); doi: 10.25236/IJNDES.2023.070509.
Sijin Zhu1, Ze Gao2
1Graphic Design, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena CA, U.S.A
2Individualized Interdisciplinary Program, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
Up to today, we are living in an environment surrounded by buildings, including shopping malls, museums, university campuses, and also other types of public and private construction. The purpose of this paper is to focus on current studies on accessible wayfinding; also, this paper includes research aimed at people's mental stages during the wayfinding process. There are 38 papers that have been selected and reviewed in this paper. At the end of this paper, the direction and future investigation of accessible wayfinding will be discussed.
Wayfinding, Inclusive Design, Universal Design, Literature Review, WAZE, Dark Souls
Sijin Zhu, Ze Gao. Research on barrier-free wayfinding and navigation. International Journal of New Developments in Engineering and Society (2023) Vol.7, Issue 5: 55-60. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDES.2023.070509.
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