| dc.description.abstract | The overall purpose of this study is to investigate mobility in its relation to a series of
walking tasks. The central research question aim to answer is into this study is: “How is
mobility a barrier when completing Wright and Sites ‘A Mis-guide to Anywhere?’” The
book in question designed for walkers in the urban environment inside and contains with
tasks, often referred to as ‘Mis-Guides’, for the reader to complete. The purpose of the
research is to discover if mobility creates a barrier when completing each individual
task, and therefore the opening up the question of what limitations can present
themselves on a mobility impaired user. The study follows a practice-based method of
research into Wright and Sites Mis-Guides in a qualitive form, through the use of a
practical portfolio and photographic documentation. This allowed the researcher to
record each experience, as well as offer an alternative option for a mobility impaired
person to complete. As a researcher and a participant in the study, with an anterior
cruciate ligament injury, it should be considered that this study is based on personal
experience. The findings determine that mobility is an obstacle when attempting to
complete 45% of the Mis-Guides themselves. The most significant result is the
environment surrounding the Mis-Guides as well as mobility creates a barrier to certain
users being able to successfully complete the mis-guides. It could be argued that the
Mis-Guides are only suitable for average walkers and not suited to a mobility impaired
user. Although a selection of the Mis-Guides are partly suited to a mobility impaired
user, the environment surrounding the entire book is not best suited. | en |
