A mobile application for navigation for the blind and visually impaired

Slepi in slabovidni se vsakodnevno srečujejo s težavami pri sprehajanju na prostem, zato si pri tem pomagajo z različnimi pripomočki. Danes takšen pripomoček predstavljajo tudi pametni telefoni, saj lahko ob uporabi ustreznih aplikacij slepim in slabovidnim hojo na prostem zelo olajšajo. V okviru diplomske naloge je bila v ta namen v sodelovanju z Zavodom za slepo in slabovidno mladino Ljubljana izdelana mobilna aplikacija za navigacijo prilagojena slepim in slabovidnim. Aplikacija sledi že obstoječim aplikacijam v tujih jezikih, upošteva standarde za prilagoditev in vsebuje še dodatne po meri izdelane funkcionalnosti. Izdelana je v slovenskem jeziku in za naprave z operacijskim sistemom Android. V glavnem omogoča hranjenje najljubših poti, vodenje po poti, prosto sprehajanje in iskanje bližnjih točk interesa.Every day blind and visually impaired people face difficulties when walking outdoors and therefore use a variety of tools for assistance. Smartphones with appropriate applications represent such a tool and can make walking outdoors a lot easier. For this purpose, we collaborated with the Institute for Blind and Partially Sighted Children of Ljubljana and we created a mobile application for navigation for the blind and visually impaired. The application is similar to the already existing applications made in foreign languages, it follows accessibility guidelines and contains additional custom-designed functionalities. It uses Slovenian language and it is made for devices running Android. Its main features include storage of the users favourite routes, route guidance, free walking mode and searching for nearby points of interest