Abstract

All visually impaired people live in a direction finding problems in unknown space. This research aims to finding and solving the navigation problems of the visually impaired people in interior area.

Three open-ended questions and interview forms which developed by the researcher were applied to ten visually impaired people living in Bolu. The research area has been chosen as the Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Fine Art Visual Communication Design Department.

According to the results of the interview, visually impaired people couldn't find the address in faculty. Because the faculty interior design very complex and dangerous for disability person. There is no information map and routing table for visually impaired people. Moreover, the steps are high too and ground is not suitable to walking. In this situation, disabled person live more stress and danger than healthy people.

Finally, faculty interior area is not suitable for disability person. The information design and tactile diagrams can be used  proper place.

Keywords: Visually impaired people, interior design, finding direction ability, tactile info graphigs.