NVDi Phone App
Development of an 'Access Medway' Phone App
Inspired by the AccessBerlin phone app that identifies transport and services that are accessible in Berlin, NVDi is seeking to develop a similar App for Medway that will also include non-visible disability friendly businesses and services - those that have public-facing staff who have received NVDi training. or similar, such as Dementia Friends training.
A student at the University of Greenwich Faculty of Engineering and Science, Alex Nunes, progressed this idea as a project in 2021. The University was impressed with this work and looked into how best to progress the App, in association with NVDi.
The University of Greenwich recommended that we should not proceed with the development of the phone app, due to exorbitant costs associated with the maintenance of the app. Instead they recommended the use of digital marketing, like Trip Adviser, where NVDi approved businesses would use their approval to market their services.