Publicity - The scientific value and the dissemination of the project
Of course it is not sufficient in a (scientific) project to develop a software or an application. On the one hand side it has to be made sure, that the application is used widely, on the other hand side and from the scientific perspective it is important to disseminate theoretical approaches, empirical research results and innovative findings of ways2see.
We did both - in Austria as well as international. The project team was delivering several presentations at national and international conferences, has published scientific articles in journals and books in order to distribute the idea and raise awareness for the project. Additional publications and presentations will follow.
Coming closer to the end of the project, awareness raising and informing the public will be the most important project goal.
Presentations
- Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers 2015, Chicago, USA (21– 25 April 2015) entitled „Disability, Mobility and ICT: Empty Promises or Ways to Inclusive Solutions?” (Presenter: Zimmermann-Janschitz)
- Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers 2016, San Francisco, USA (29 March – 2 April 2016) entitled „ways2see: A part of “GIS for All” is getting alive“ (Presenter: Zimmermann-Janschitz)
- XXXVIth Convention of Pedagogy for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2016 in Graz 2016, Graz (1 – 5 August 2016) entitled “ways2see – Eine GIS-basierte digitale Informationsplattform für sehbehinderte und blinde Menschen“ (Presenter: Zimmermann-Janschitz)
- SynerGIS User Conference, Salzburg (17 - 19 Oktober 2016) entitled „ways2see: mit GIS barrierefrei durch den Alltag – eine Mobilitätsplattform für blinde und sehbehinderte Menschen“ (Presenter: Sebastian Drexel)
- 96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., USA (8 – 12 Junuary 2017) entitled “Clustering Mobility Needs of Visually Impaired and Blind People” (Presenter: Bettina Mandl)
- Workshop at the ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, USA (10 - 14 July 2017) entitled " ways2see – Wayfinding for people with visual impairments or blindness" (Presenter: Sebastian Drexel) Tip: ways2see is also available at: Grazer Stadtportal
Articles in Journals
- Journal of the Odilien-Institute “Auf einander schauen” (4/2016, Seite 14): Link zur Zeitschrift (in German language / Author: Thomas Matthä)
- Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Boards: “Clustering Mobility Needs of Persons with Visual Impairments or Legal Blindness” (Authors: Susanne Zimmermann-Janschitz, Bettina Mandl, Antonia Dückelmann)
- Gemeinsam Leben, Zeitschrift für Inklusion: "Nachhaltigkeit "für alle" oder wie die Nachhaltigkeit zur Inklusion kam.", No. 2, p. 94-103. (in German language / Author: Susanne Zimmermann-Janschitz)
- VBS – Kongressbericht Graz, August 2016. Perspektiven im Dialog; Teil II, elektronische Version. “ways2see – Eine GIS-basierte digitale Informationsplattform für sehbehinderte und blinde Menschen“ (in German language / Autor: Susanne Zimmermann-Janschitz)
- Geograz 61/2017, page 14: Neue Wege für Menschen mit Sehbeeinträchtigung oder Blindheit: Die GIS-basierte Informationsplattform "ways2see" stellt sich vor (in German language / Author: Susanne Zimmermann-Janschitz)
- Poster at the AGIT, Salzburg, 2017: "Barrierefrei ans Ziel mit ways2see, einer Informationsplattform für Personen mit Seheinschränkung oder Blindheit." (Authors: Zimmermann-Janschitz, Susanne; Mandl, Bettina; Drexel, Sebastian)
- Poster at the Annual Meeting der American Association of Geographers, Boston, MA, 2017: "Mobility Needs of People with Visual Impairment or Blindness for the Design of ways2see". (Authors: Zimmermann-Janschitz, Susanne; Mandl, Bettina)
Links/Articles - Geographic Information Systems
- ArcNews (worldwide): Helping Visually Impaired Persons Get Around Graz, Austria - With a New GIS-Based Web App, Partially Sighted and Blind People Can More Easily Pre-Plan City Trips. (Autorin: Citabria Stevens) available end of March
- arcAKTUELL (in German): Selbstverständlich SELBSTSTÄNDIG durch die Welt (Autors: Susanne Zimmermann-Janschitz, Antonia Dückelmann, Sebastian Drexel, Jana Obermeier, Simon Landauer) available 09.04.2018
- User Success Story: "Wayfinding for People with Visual Impairments" (Autor: Edmund Tee)
- Live Site Group, ESRI Web AppBuilders: "Wayfinding for People with Visual Impairment" (Autor: Derek Law)
ways2see found good feedback in the field of GIS and in the ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) world:
Additional articles in refereed journals are in the process of review.
