Dementia-friendly signage installed at Buxton

Northern has unveiled the first ‘dementia-friendly’ signage at a Derbyshire station.

The operator worked with the Friends of Buxton Station and local dementia support groups on the pilot scheme, which is designed to make signs easier to understand.

It includes fewer signs to avoid ‘information overload’, strategic placement of signs at important ‘decision points’, and wider use of symbols to reinforce the wording chosen.

The pilot has been funded by Northern’s Accessibility Fund. Feedback is being sought.