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Author
Hinks, J. | Green, P. | Thompson, W. J. | Brotherton, C. | Robertson, B. | Webb, R. | Aspinall, P. | Ferrier, G.
Title
Strategic Research Issues in Emergency Wayfinding by the Blind and Partially Sighted.
Coporate
Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, Scotland
Book or Conf
Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 1st. Proceedings. August 31-September 2, 1998, Textflow Ltd., Northern Ireland, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Shields, J., Editors, 541-551 p., 1998
Keywords
human behavior | performance based codes | fire safety | handicapped | blindness | emergencies | escape means | psychology
Identifiers
wayfinding; building engineering; strategic research issues; emergency wayfinding by the blind and partially sighted; wayfinding, behavior, spatial characteristics and ability; variability in visual impairment and wayfinding; memory and wayfinding; wayfinding process variation; variability of escape process and activities by escapees in general; importance of spatial layout to escape; signage and the blind and partially sighted; physical movement