For people who have trouble walking, seeing, hearing or making themselves understood, a shopping mall can be a frustrating and even a terrifying place. For many, going to the mall is simply out of the question.
For people who have trouble walking, seeing, hearing or making
themselves understood, a shopping mall can be a frustrating and
even a terrifying place. For many, going to the mall is simply out
of the question. But for researchers at the Centre de recherche
inter-disciplinaire en réadaptation du Montréal (CRIR), a shopping
mall is the perfect reallife laboratory in which to test all kinds
of technologies and innovations designed for the physically and
cognitively challenged.
"Things can change in the physical environment, but if these
people don't feel welcome, not much will have really changed," said
Kehayia, a neuro-linguist and associate professor
at McGill University's School of Physical and Occupational
Therapy.