The Magic Zoo

Produkt

The project focuses on addressing the inadequate accessibility of public spaces for children with limited visual abilities.

The innovation consists of the provision of the Warsaw Zoo area with special sensors that produce sounds and tell stories related to the different areas of the garden and its inhabitants. The sounds and stories are accessible are adapted to the needs of children with visual impairments. In addition, children are free to explore the Zoo area using sensory audio information, mock-ups and sculptures and an interactive guide. They can learn more about the animals, their habitats and behaviour, as well as the history of the Zoo. The innovation can also be adapted and applied to other public spaces to enable people with visual disabilities to have a more independent and educational experience when visiting and exploring different locations.

People with visual disabilities; children visiting the Municipal Zoological Garden in Warsaw

Local self-governments; non-governmental organisations and foundations; cultural centres; parents; caregivers; therapeutic centres; support institutions; educational institutions; environmental and educational centres; state institutions.

Educational booklet; audiobook; manual for testing and implementing the social innovation; ecological-cultural workshop scenarios; instructional video.

People with visual disabilities are more motivated to actively participate in society and use public spaces; their knowledge of ecological and cultural issues is broadened; their ability to design ecological playgrounds and other elements of small architecture is developed; safety and satisfaction in children's use of public spaces is increased; concentration and creative thinking is improved.

Zdecydowanie pozytywna

Tak

Children with visual disabilities; caregivers of children; workshop facilitators; guides.

Adequate space to meet the needs of people in the target group; funding and purchase of tools necessary to organise and conduct workshops.

Aleksandra Rutkowska

Puławy

Inkubator Wielkich Jutra [2019-2023]