The University of Guelph has installed BlindSquare, an app-based wayfinding system to help visually impaired students, staff and visitors find their way around campus.
Jill Vigers, manager of architectural design, said she suggested the system as U of Guelph was looking to improve its pedestrian wayfinding. The institution had found that digital and web-based maps weren’t enough and brought in new physical signage, but the plan hadn’t gone far enough to include people who are blind or who have partial sight, Vigers said.