Barkly Square shopping centre in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick is becoming more accessible for blind and visually impaired shoppers.
The shopping centre, which is anchored by Coles, Woolworths and Kmart, has worked with technology company BindiMaps to provide visitors with voice-guided navigation to its stores, elevators and bathrooms.
The BindiMaps app, which is available on the App Store for iOS, will soon be available for Android devices. The app interacts with Bluetooth beacons that have been installed throughout Barkly Square to give users helpful voice commands to reach their destination.