60 Wayfinder units will be installed around Birmingham city centre, providing blind and visually impaired people with practical audible information, to confirm their location and assist them to reach their destination safely.

Most units are being installed on existing street furniture to minimise street clutter and, where no street furniture exists, being fixed into new purpose built stainless steel posts located at the back of footways. Users will carry a trigger card to activate the speaker unit when within range.

Following the launch, the City Council will be encouraging users to give their views on Wayfinder to enable the system to be fully adapted to their needs. Feedback on the content of the messages, which will initially be available in English, is particularly welcomed, following which the messages will be translated and recorded in Birmingham’s other principal languages.

Via Constellations.