Kroki na Guki

Personal freedom is the greatest value for every person.

The right to move independently through space is a fundamental part of freedom, which is a common aspect for people without visual impairments.

A blind or visually impaired person cannot fully exercise this right, and our mission is to help them achieve this!

The ability to independently visit cultural, sports, trade, tourism, leisure, and entertainment venues is truly inspiring! This feeling can only be experienced by a blind person who has discovered this opportunity.

About me

I was born with a visual impairment and became completely blind at the age of 40. From a young age, I knew the chains that limited my freedom.

Since my youth, I dreamed of being a part of a process that would create an environment allowing blind people to fully realize their right to personal freedom.

For nearly 40 years, I have been working in this area. It all began with increasing the size of signage for the visually impaired on public transport and bus stops. Then came the promotion of Braille signage and the installation of sound signals on traffic lights and other objects.

The activation of international organizations and institutions advocating for the rights of this group of people led to the appearance of documents regulating accessibility issues, and the development of technologies created new opportunities for significantly increasing the level of personal independence for blind people.

In the field of access to information, there has been a huge leap forward, but despite these significant achievements, independent mobility remains a serious obstacle to the success of blind people.

Currently, several main solutions are being used to aid the mobility of visually impaired people

Access to information

Audio guides

A system based on interaction between the user (blind or visually impaired person) and sound informers installed on various facilities (entrances to buildings, doctor’s offices in clinics, bus stops and transport vehicles, tactile maps of places, pedestrian crossings, etc.) via smartphones using Bluetooth technology. The user can obtain information about objects within the signal zone and, if necessary, activate the device to precisely reach the desired facility.

E-bikony

The second system operates on a principle quite similar to the first, differing only in that instead of informers emitting sound on demand from the user, E-bikony are installed. In this system, the user is guided by software prompts based on positioning points received from E-bikony. However, E-bikony does not emit sound.

Electronic maps

The third system is the most modern and does not require the installation of informers or E-bikony on the facility. It consists of electronic maps of the internal layout of buildings, created through space scanning and special processing, and a mobile application for smartphones. The user navigates based on commands received from the software.

Each of these systems has its pros and cons.

I believe it is incorrect to give absolute preference to any one system, and I align myself with specialists who believe that the choice of system depends on the object and the real existing conditions.

I believe that companies creating accessible environments for blind and visually impaired people, by using all three technologies simultaneously, will be able to create a high-quality final product.

Our company has created a navigation system using the first technology, based on sound informers, which interact via Bluetooth.

We chose this direction for several reasons:

Sense of hearing

Orientation for blind and visually impaired people is based on the natural sense of hearing. Stimulating this sense organ produces an immediate and usually accurate response. Once the user knows that the informer is installed on a facility, they immediately understand what to do when the sound from the informer occurs, unlike systems that constantly give commands about distance, direction, and so on. Users receiving location and direction commands need to learn to interpret these commands correctly, which can deprive them of the ability to listen to their surroundings. Additionally, the software must provide highly accurate location markers, especially in high-risk areas (transport and transport infrastructure). For this reason, we prefer navigation based on sounds emitted by devices installed on facilities, rather than navigating based on commands received from software.

Of course, we are also working towards the application of all reasonable solutions that ensure the freedom of movement for blind and visually impaired people, based on the aforementioned navigation system.

Sunrise offers a comprehensive service to create an accessible environment at various social, industrial, or transport infrastructure sites.

Sunrise offer

You can familiarise yourself with the main functions of KROKI NA GUKI by following the links below

A Blind Person Independently Uses an Electronic Queue System at the Post Office

Full Accessibility of Public Transport and Transport Infrastructure

Safe, Comfortable, and Independent Road Crossing

Finding the Right Location is No Longer a Problem

Installation of the informer

Kontakt

Sunrise Mikhail Antonenka
NIP 7011155000
REGON 525828422