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−	The app is available to the public as an educational tool to help increase awareness of eye conditions. It is available for download from the Apple store and Google Play store. You can find ~~out~~ more [https://ts.catapult.org.uk/innovation-centre/the-visualisation-laboratory/eyeware/ here].	+	The app is available to the public as an educational tool to help increase awareness of eye conditions. It is available for download from the Apple store and Google Play store. You can find more [https://ts.catapult.org.uk/innovation-centre/the-visualisation-laboratory/eyeware/ here].

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−	A ~~new~~ virtual reality tool ~~is being used~~ to help designers improve buildings and public transport for people with sight loss.	+	A virtual reality tool has been created to help designers improve buildings and public transport for people with sight loss.

−	In March 2017, a smartphone app – Eyeware - was launched which allows users to experience the world around them from the viewpoint of people with various eye conditions. Eyeware was developed in collaboration with leading sight loss charity, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). ~~It applies virtual filters over~~ the ~~surrounding environment which mimics various conditions in real time~~.	+	Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) statistics suggest that more than two million people in the UK are affected by sight loss, and by 2050, this will double to nearly four million. Findings from the RNIB’s 2015 ‘My Voice’ survey revealed that 40% of blind and partially-sighted people were not able to make all the journeys they wanted or needed to because of a lack of accessibility.

−	~~Users can~~ experience conditions ~~such as diabetic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, cataracts~~ and ~~glaucoma~~.	+	The smartphone app – Eyeware - launched in March 2017, allows users to experience the world around them from the viewpoint of people with a range of different sight loss conditions. Eyeware was developed in collaboration with RNIB and applies virtual filters over the surrounding environment which mimic sight loss conditions in real time.

−	~~[[File:Eyeware2~~.~~jpg]]~~	+	Users can experience simulations of diabetic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, cataracts and glaucoma.

−	~~The filters are being used at the Transport Systems Catapult to help design accessible transport systems within the organisation’s ‘Visualisation Laboratory’~~. ~~This unique facility is designed to help industry develop potential applications of the latest virtual reality and augmented reality technology for the transport industry~~.	+	[[File:Eyeware2.jpg\|link=File:Eyeware2.jpg]]

−	The ~~app is available~~ to the ~~public as an educational tool, with the aim of increasing awareness of eye conditions~~.	+	The filters are being used at the Transport Systems Catapult to help design accessible transport systems at the organisation’s ‘Visualisation Laboratory’. This unique facility is designed to help industry develop virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications.

−	[[File:Eyeware3.jpg]]	+	[[File:Eyeware3.jpg\|link=File:Eyeware3.jpg]]

−	Project leader Martin Pett, Principle Technologist at the Transport Systems Catapult, ~~explained:~~	+	Project leader Martin Pett, Principle Technologist at the Transport Systems Catapult, said; “Urban environments like stations and new technology, can be confusing for anyone, but the difficulties this causes can be increased 10-fold when someone is blind or partially sighted. Our app allows users to put themselves in the shoes of people with sight loss conditions, so they can make better decisions about accessibility. Not only are we aiming to raise awareness of these disabilities, but our app will also have practical applications. For instance, we are helping architects design stations that are easily navigable for people with sight loss and looking at ways to make self-driving cars more accessible.”

−	~~“Urban environments like stations and new technology, can be confusing for anyone, but the difficulties this causes can be increased 10-fold when someone is blind or partially sighted~~. ~~Our app allows users to put themselves in the shoes of people with sight loss conditions, so they can make better decisions about accessibility~~.	+	[[File:Eyeware4.jpg\|link=File:Eyeware4.jpg]]

−	~~“Not only are we aiming to raise awareness of these disabilities, but our~~ app will also have practical applications. For instance, we are helping architects design stations that are easily navigable for people with sight loss and looking at ways to make self-driving cars more accessible.”	+	The app is available to the public as an educational tool to help increase awareness of eye conditions. It is available for download from the Apple store and Google Play store. You can find out more [https://ts.catapult.org.uk/innovation-centre/the-visualisation-laboratory/eyeware/ here].
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−	~~[[File:Eyeware4.jpg]]~~	+
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−	~~RNIB statistics show that more than two million people in the UK are affected by sight loss. It~~ is ~~predicted that by 2050, the number of people with sight loss in the UK will double~~ to ~~nearly four million.~~	+
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−	~~Findings from~~ the ~~RNIB’s 2015 ‘My Voice’ survey revealed that 40% of blind and partially sighted people were not able~~ to ~~make all the journeys that they wanted or needed to because~~ of ~~lack of accessibility~~.	+
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−	~~The Eyeware app~~ is available for download from the Apple store and Google Play store. You can find out more [https://ts.catapult.org.uk/innovation-centre/the-visualisation-laboratory/eyeware/ here].	+

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A new virtual reality tool is being used to help designers improve buildings and public transport for people with sight loss.

In March 2017, a smartphone app – Eyeware - was launched which allows users to experience the world around them from the viewpoint of people with various eye conditions. Eyeware was developed in collaboration with leading sight loss charity, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). It applies virtual filters over the surrounding environment which mimics various conditions in real time.

Users can experience conditions such as diabetic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, cataracts and glaucoma.

[[File:Eyeware2.jpg]]

The filters are being used at the Transport Systems Catapult to help design accessible transport systems within the organisation’s ‘Visualisation Laboratory’. This unique facility is designed to help industry develop potential applications of the latest virtual reality and augmented reality technology for the transport industry.

The app is available to the public as an educational tool, with the aim of increasing awareness of eye conditions.

[[File:Eyeware3.jpg]]

Project leader Martin Pett, Principle Technologist at the Transport Systems Catapult, explained:

“Urban environments like stations and new technology, can be confusing for anyone, but the difficulties this causes can be increased 10-fold when someone is blind or partially sighted. Our app allows users to put themselves in the shoes of people with sight loss conditions, so they can make better decisions about accessibility.

“Not only are we aiming to raise awareness of these disabilities, but our app will also have practical applications. For instance, we are helping architects design stations that are easily navigable for people with sight loss and looking at ways to make self-driving cars more accessible.”

[[File:Eyeware4.jpg]]

RNIB statistics show that more than two million people in the UK are affected by sight loss. It is predicted that by 2050, the number of people with sight loss in the UK will double to nearly four million.

Findings from the RNIB’s 2015 ‘My Voice’ survey revealed that 40% of blind and partially sighted people were not able to make all the journeys that they wanted or needed to because of lack of accessibility.

The Eyeware app is available for download from the Apple store and Google Play store. You can find out more [https://ts.catapult.org.uk/innovation-centre/the-visualisation-laboratory/eyeware/ here].

Images and content courtesy of Catapult.

= Find out more =

=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

* Accessibility in the built environment.
* Artificial intelligence and civil engineering.
* Augmented reality in construction.
* Caution Cinema.
* Gravity Sketch.
* Guide Dogs' Inclusivity campaign.
* Immersive Hybrid Reality IHR.
* People with disabilities.
* The Palimpsest.
* TruVision.
* Virtual construction model.
* Virtual reality and manufacturing.

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