中華民國內政部建築研究所中華民國內政部建築研究所

因應國內高齡少子化時代，隨著高齡者人數逐年升高，及因身體機能、認知能力等退化因素，所衍生之無障礙居住環境改善、提供適當的食衣住行育樂等服務，是台灣，更是全球已發展國家所共同面對之重要課題。
過去有關無障礙居住環境之設計與研究，多為行動不便者、高齡失智者之需求進行考量，對於高齡低視能者戶外行動需求較為忽略，因此本研究從其尋路之地圖及路標認知提升進行探討，如地圖顏色配置、所在地位置確定，前進路線...等。

A low birth rate and aging are shaping Taiwan’s future. As the aging population growing, the demand for barrier-free environment increased. The facilities that meets the daily need of elder people. It is not only in Taiwan, but also an urgent issue in developed countries.
In the past, the design and research of barrier-free living environments were mostly focused on the needs of people with limited mobility and elderly dementia, but neglected the need of the elderly with low vision. This research is to study how to improve their ability on map reading and path finding, such as map color allocation adjustment, his or her current location pinpoint, and direction finding.