Accessible Indoor Navigation

This project is an app interface for a neurodiversity-focused indoor navigation app. I developed the original concept for college students to use while navigating large buildings on the UMass campus, but this project has the potential for wider applications.

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All college students, but particularly the neurodiverse, are easily affected by the social anxiety around looking lost, staring at a map, or asking for directions. While outdoor navigation systems are rapidly advancing, UMass still has no public system of indoor navigation for its larger and more complex buildings. Furthermore, the few maps that exist at building entrances are cluttered, complicated, and cause information overload for neurodiverse students.    

 

This app is the culmination of my four years of study in accessible design practices. It will promote efficiency and anxiety reduction for neurodiverse users by removing uncertainty in their daily routines and employing the most minimal and simplified navigational structure possible. As this project is currently ongoing, the images below show a mix of low-fidelity wireframing and high-fidelity branded content. A full prototype will be available in May 2022.