Disabled people want to travel, visit loved ones, and get to their job on time. Just like everyone else.
25%
People in the US report having a disability that limits their transport options.1
70%
of disabilities are invisible.2
Use sound across the whole user journey to help people effortlessly get to where they need to go.
Sensory cues like in-app sounds and voice provide critical information for people with cognitive, sensory, sight, and hearing disabilities.
Haptics
Voice
Mnemonics
User interface sounds
The new sonic logos — mnemonics, interface sounds, and haptics are powerful memory triggers.
Shortcuts to the brain that motivate, guide, and help disabled people learn and use your products & services.
Shortcuts to the brain that motivate, guide, and help disabled people learn and use your products & services.
Information when people need it . How they need it.
Journey planning. Onboard trains and busses. At stations and bus terminals. Upcoming stops, departure times, changes, and more.
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You're muted
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Journey planning
Guide people through your apps
Navigating your stations
Audio beacons & mnemonics
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Hey everyone
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On-board
Voice & Audio notifications.
There's a sound for that...
Guide, reassure, excite, calm, celebrate. Get attention — Fast.
Accessible sound design is
INFORMATION
Tells people when something changes.
ADAPTS
Adapts to different situations & environments.
ADAPTS
Matches different hearing, and sensory preferences.
EMOTIONAL
Encourages interaction and use.
EMOTIONAL
Reinforces correct actions.
MEANINGFUL
Matches people's expectations & intention.
MEANINGFUL
Doesn't increase cognitive load or get in people's way.
MEANINGFUL
Is only used when necessary.
TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY
The right thing to do
that's great for business.
$645B
Spending power of disabled people in the US.3
Increase transport use and revenue
Build more vibrant diverse cities
More tourism
Less ligitation
Accessible transit systems, change the game for everyone.
There are lots of solutions.
To find the right one's for you —
Ask disabled people what gets in their way.
Map your customer journey & what people need to know.
Decide . Test . Measure
Want to make your cities easier to get around? Get in touch.
Marcel de Bie
+1 310 270 8012
"In a world not designed by them, Marcel creates platforms with people with disabilities so they can design their own experiences."
Carmen Madisson . Boilover Inclusive Performance Ensemble. Sunbury Cobaw Community Health.
"Not only did Marcel break down what was working and not working in terms of interfaces and the responsiveness and character of sounds, he explored how they hindered or helped them achieve their goals."
Wendy O'Neil . Art Centre, Melbourne.
"Marcel was indispensable to us and the success of the project, with that rare combination of practical know-how, a hard-work ethic, and inspired creative vision.''
Brian Rupp . Brand Timbre & Rumblefish. [USA]
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