Sightsavers Commemorate New Site Opening With A Unique Tactile Sign

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Sightsavers Commemorate New Site Opening With A Unique Tactile Sign

UK Based charity Sightsavers and local sign making firm Austin Luce team up on a project to aid greater navigation through improved signage for blind and visually impaired people using the new Sightsavers-supported eye centre at Kanifing in The Gambia. Nicky Bovey, Assistant to the Director of Fundraising at Sightsavers, had quite a task on her hands to ensure that the signage for the new centre was delivered on time for the grand opening of the new eye

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May 2007
UK Based charity Sightsavers and local sign making firm Austin Luce
team up on a project to aid greater navigation through improved
signage for blind and visually impaired people using the new
Sightsavers-supported eye centre at Kanifing in The Gambia.
Nicky Bovey, Assistant to the Director of Fundraising at Sightsavers,
had quite a task on her hands to ensure that the signage for the new
centre was delivered on time for the grand opening of the new eye
centre funded by the Sheikh Zayed foundation.
With quite an unusual project it was important to get a signage maker
who could accommodate many languages including Arabic as well as
Braille! With previous experience of unusual signage requirements
Austin Luce sign makers were top if the supplier list.
“Austin Luce were brilliant, very accommodating, and weren’t phased
at all by the unusual nature of the brief, they immediately understood
what we needed” commented Nicky Bovey.
The new eyecare centre in The Gambia is used as a training centre and
hospital, modelled on a traditional African compound, with buildings
arranged around a central courtyard. A concept that is highly
manifested in the in patient services, with 3 wards and operating
blocks all turned inwards to form a communal courtyard linked by a
network of corridors.
Kim Bull, Managing Director of sign making company Austin Luce,
who furnished the centre with signage commented “It was great to
get involved with such a valuable project, as well as providing signage
in many different languages. Increasingly we are being asked to supply
signs such as tactile and Braille like the ones provided for Sightsavers,
which in turn has enhanced, and will continue to enhance the
experience of partially sighted and blind patients visiting the centre,
giving them greater ability to navigate independently around the new
facility”.
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About Austin Luce
The Professional Sign Makers
Austin Luce produce both traditional and contemporary signs for interior and exterior use on a variety
of materials. Austin Luce has been in the signage business for 60 years. With their extensive knowledge
and experience they can advise clients on sign selection and the specification to match any corporate
identity, scheme or environment. More information can be found at www.austinluce.co.uk
Contact: Kim Bull
Telephone: 01342
Email: kim@austinluce.co.uk
About Sightsavers
Sightsavers International is a registered UK charity (number 207544) that works in more than 30
developing countries to prevent blindness, restore sight and improve life for those who will never see.
www.sightsavers.org
Contact: Nicky Bovey