Varduhi Aramyan, an active and engaged citizen of Armenia, realized that one of the reasons behind this was the huge information gap on accessibility-friendly locations and available services. At the same time, Varduhi found that there was a huge number of requests on social media from people looking for information on whether their local theatre, cinema, or cafés (for example) are adapted for disabled access, what venues are least accessible for wheelchair users, and where traffic lights also have sound signals installed.

Seeing a window of opportunity, Varduhi came up with a technological solution to this information gap: an online mapping tool.

The mobile app which is accessible for Android phone users can be downloaded from Google Play, it’s free. THe app provides up-to-date information on locations and services with disabled access, specifying the level of adaptation and accessibility for each facility or venue. The platform comprises of an interactive map, which incorporates both crowdsourced information and information uploaded by the admin. The user-generated, crowdsourced information will be possible to update on the website through mobile and web tools.