This project conducted two experiments,

1. An experiment was conducted to investigate micronavigation for the visually impaired. To investigate this, a prototype was created using instructions from a visually impaired volunteer and compared with Google Maps. We found that visually impaired participants navigated with fewer errors, recovered by themselves, and reported less work load while using the prototype with instructions from a visually impaired person than Google Maps.

2. Spatial accuracy in the perception of binaural audio by visually impaired people was investigated. 3D audio recordings were made in the bus stand using binaural microphones at 12 locations. Participants localised sound with respect to angle and depth. Sound sources at 45° and 90° had higher localization accuracy as compared to other angles. Participants could not differentiate between sound sources located directly in the front and back. It was also found that visually impaired participants could differentiate between front and back angles better than their sighted counterparts.