A student of Novosibirsk State Technical University (NETI), is working on the project "Inclusive map "Your route". The map will become a guide to interesting places that have a barrier-free environment, which means they are accessible to young people with limited mobility and youth with disabilities.
The project "Inclusive map "Your route" won in the nomination "Promoting the development of an active civic life position of youth" at the contest of socially significant projects "Parade of Ideas".
"I have been working with our target audience for many years — young people with limited mobility and youth with disabilities. I conducted a study on the accessibility of leisure places, during which I found that the motivation of children to visit such places is influenced by the lack of accessible infrastructure, unqualified specialists and generally unsuccessful visiting experience. We decided that we can help our youth by creating an information resource, thanks to which the target audience will be able to get acquainted with the institution even before a face—to-face visit and feel confident that they are expected there," said Sofia Perevalova, the author of the project "Inclusive Map "Your Route", a student of the Institute of Social Technologies of NSTU-NETI.
As part of the project, students will explore the territory of the Kirovsky district of Novosibirsk, find leisure places and assess their accessibility. In the future, with the help of partners from the Youth Initiatives Support Agency, the data will be included in the already existing interactive map of opportunities.
"We have not found analogues of the accessibility map of leisure facilities in Novosibirsk. The inclusive map will be a useful resource for young people with limited mobility and youth with disabilities, as it will display objective information about the availability of interesting places. We invite volunteers to participate — anyone can join the project team and contribute to the creation of the map. In the future, we plan to bring the project to the urban level," Sofia Perevalova added.