Team 1: Creating a Workplace Where People with Visual Impairments Can Work Comfortably

A documentation site by the five participants who joined Group 1 at the makeathon held at JICA in March 2024. At the makeathon, the group decided to prototype (1) a signboard that lets colleagues with visual impairments identify the floor numbers and the east and west entrances at the elevator hall, and (2) a small sticker that lets them tell by fingertip which floor they are on while using the emergency stairs. Based on the prototypes made during the makeathon and feedback from the need-knower, the design is being refined after the makeathon, and implementation in the JICA Headquarters building is expected to be completed in September 2024.