In our society multiple hierarchies exist when it comes to bodies. These hierarchies find their way to many fields of our daily life, including map applications (apps) and while places are becoming more inclusive, most of them are still tailored to a more “normal” user. In this explorative design thesis, I intend to explore different perceptions of the city and maps from the position of a wheelchair user by bringing multidisciplinary practices in Interaction Design field and through several design concepts. The thesis will follow the principles of Research-through-Design and will be supported with research in pluriversal design, phenomenology and norm creative innovation. It will explore the notion of “value” through different encounters between bodies and maps.

The work deals with recording and tracking of the objects in a certain area. It also puts mind to web services, mapping applications and modern standards, which seeks to compare and choose the best for this project. Then explore the existing systems and discusses their pros and cons, which specifies the requirements and propose solutions to information system built of selected technologies in order to create a friendly user interface. The proposed solution implements using modern PHP frameworks based on the MVP design pattern, and finally deals with verification of functionality and outline future developments.