One in five people in the UK is neurodivergent. Voice-first wayfinding removes the barriers static signs create.
Neurodiversity wayfinding is rarely designed in. Static signs demand reading, decoding and spatial reasoning under time pressure, usually in a noisy, crowded, brightly lit environment. For autistic visitors, people with ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia or dyspraxia, and anyone with sensory sensitivities, that is a stack of barriers before they have taken a step.
Reading load — dense text, abbreviations and symbols that have to be decoded. Sensory overwhelm — busy environments make it harder to filter and focus. Spatial reasoning — a “you are here” map assumes the reader can rotate it in their head. The social cost of asking — for many people, approaching a stranger is the hardest part of the journey.
When a visitor cannot get past those barriers, they arrive late, arrive stressed, or do not arrive at all. In hospitals that is a missed appointment. On a campus it is a missed lecture. In a station it is a missed train.
1. Vox POS
The Vox Post for permanent outdoor installation, Vox Stand for indoor receptions and entrances, and Vox Sign for pavement and streetfront use. Position it, switch it on, done.
See the Vox POS range
2. Vox Kit
The processor, speaker, microphone and button, fitted into the sign or display you already have. Ideal for retrofits and larger deployments.
See Vox Kit
3. Vox App
A voice-first web app that launches instantly on any phone, on any sign, poster or product. No hardware, no download.
Try Vox App freeWayfinding for autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dementia has more in common than it has differences. Voice-first guidance addresses the shared needs.
Directions are spoken in plain words. Nothing to read, no symbols to interpret, no numbers to transpose. (Dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia.)
One question, one calm answer, only when asked. No flashing screens, no scrolling menus, no noise until the visitor chooses it. (Autism, ADHD, sensory processing differences.)
No need to approach a stranger, explain yourself or hold a conversation. Ask the sign instead. (Social anxiety, autism, Tourette’s, selective mutism.)
The same button, the same voice, the same phrasing every time. Repeat as often as you like, at your own pace. (Autism, anxiety disorders.)
Directions come one step at a time, so there is no need to plan, sequence and remember a whole route. (ADHD, autism, dementia.)
Neurodivergent visitors who are also non-English speakers are understood too: over 80 languages, detected automatically.
Learn moreCalm-mode voice — a steady, even tone and pace, chosen per site. Repeat — every answer can be heard again with a single press. Step-by-step delivery — long routes are broken into short, sequential instructions. Adjustable pace — slower speech and longer pauses where needed.
Literal, unambiguous language — “turn left at the blue door” rather than “head towards the café area”. Consistent phrasing — the same structure every time, so the visitor knows what to expect. Tone aware — if the visitor sounds stressed, the assistant shortens and simplifies.
All of this is configurable remotely in Vox Net and applies across every Omnie Vox product: the Vox Stand indoors, the Vox Post outdoors, talking signs built with Vox Kit, and Vox App from a QR code. It is accessible wayfinding in the fullest sense: screen-free, voice-first and multilingual.
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A first-year student with ADHD needs the quiet study rooms on the third floor. The atrium is loud and the floor plan by the lifts is a wall of small labels. At the Vox Stand by the entrance she presses the button and asks. “Take the lift to floor three. Turn right. Quiet study rooms are the second door.” She presses again to hear it once more, then goes. No queue, no asking, no reading. The library sees in Vox Net that “quiet study” is the most common question in week one and adds a sign.
Spoken, multilingual signage is a practical, documentable way to meet accessibility obligations, with Vox Net recording every interaction as evidence.
Requires service providers to make reasonable adjustments, in advance, so disabled people are not substantially disadvantaged. Voice-first signage is a documentable adjustment for visually impaired, dyslexic, neurodivergent and non-English-speaking visitors.
The British Standard for accessible built environments asks for wayfinding information in more than one format, including audible. Spoken signage complements the tactile, Braille and high-contrast signs the standard already recommends.
Section 149 of the Equality Act requires the NHS, universities, councils and transport authorities to actively advance equality and evidence it. Vox Net analytics give equality impact assessments and annual reports a measurable intervention to cite.
Mandatory for NHS and adult social care providers in England (DCB 1605), and monitored by the CQC. Requires information in formats people can understand, including audible and other-language formats. Omnie Vox meets this at scale, with an audit trail.
Part M of the Building Regulations requires reasonable provision for everyone to access and use a building, citing BS 8300 as its technical reference. Specifying Omnie Vox at design stage puts audible wayfinding in the inclusive-design package before sign-off.
Vox App and the Vox Net control panel are keyboard operable, screen-reader friendly and high contrast, meeting the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018 and ready for the European Accessibility Act.
Predictability, low sensory load, plain literal language, one step at a time, the option to repeat, and no need to approach a stranger. Voice-first wayfinding from Omnie Vox is built around those principles and each one is configurable in Vox Net.
Yes. The sign only speaks when asked, uses consistent phrasing, avoids idiom and ambiguity, and delivers directions in short steps. There is no social interaction required and no time pressure.
It helps in the same ways: a familiar single button, a calm voice, short repeatable instructions and no need to read or remember a route. We recommend the Vox Stand or Vox Post at decision points such as entrances and lift lobbies.
Directions are spoken, so there is nothing to decode. Room names and numbers are read out clearly, and can be repeated as often as needed.
Yes. Calm-mode voice, pace, step length, repeat prompts and the exact wording are all set per site in Vox Net, and can be changed remotely at any time.
Book a demo and we will show you calm-mode voice, step-by-step directions and the settings behind them.