Chailey Heritage School

The audio sign point system was a test development to help a young girl with a visual impairment identify where she was within the school complex whilst driving her track guided wheelchair. She specified where she wanted the audio marker beacons along her track routes. When she drove past a place with a marker beacon the messaging system provided the place identity. Other students are now using the system and there are various marker beacons positioned around the schools internal and external places.  

The method of activation is non-mechanical remote sensing and offers a number of different possibilities depending on the young person’s abilities. For example, students that can reach out, can operate the system directly, others who may have restricted movements can activate the system by having small pendants they carry with them, which will activate a message when they pass by.