Description
We aim to develop, introduce and implement a complex classification system of BLIND FRIENDLY STORES in Csongrád County. By granting a BLIND FRIENDLY STORES Certificate vulnerability of visually impaired customers is reduced, consumer safety significantly increased in material or moral sense, as well as accessibility of the built environment and information. Vulnerable visually impaired consumers become purchasers with equal rights. The Classification System may be developed to regional and national level, but on a basis of this system even other consumer groups may develop their own systems. Vulnerability of disabled consumer groups will be reduced while running a standardization team of 3 persons. There will be developed a "Blind Friendly Store” Classification System- setting up a project website and online database and educating a classification staff of 16 people. There will be a running for Certification Committee of 3 members and 80 trial purchases visually impaired people living in Csongrád County.
Summary of project results
Many activities easy for most people are quite difficult for those who’re visually impaired, such is the everyday shopping. The project offered help for the shops to solve this. The main goal was to approach the wide society with these informations. Through the many media presentations this could be reached. They could reach the stores to make them interested about these issues and the cooperation with the organization as a solution. All of the participants in the project were blind or partially sighted: who worked out the classification system, the testers, who visited 80 shops and who evaluated the shops. 10 stores earned a Blind-Friendly Store certificate.The very important among the objectives was the visually impaired people's involvement in every decisions and processions what tries to articulate and solve problems connected to them. The leaders of one of the chain stores in Hungary where interested an educational program for the shop assistants.
Summary of bilateral results