{"id":59,"date":"2025-09-14T18:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2025-12-19T16:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:49:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6fa8db05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breaking Barriers for Accessible and Inclusive Journeys through eXtended Reality<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.6\"><strong>Walking to the nearest bus stop, navigating a station, changing trains\u2014for people with disabilities, traveling by public transport can feel like an obstacle course. As a result, they travel less and participate less in society. This must and <em>can<\/em> change. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.6\">At BridgeXR, we identify obstacles and remove them. We use eXtended Reality technology, Universal Design principles, and customized training programs to create accessible and inclusive journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-custom-bridge-xr-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en\/over-ons\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border is-style-rounded wp-duotone-unset-1\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture-man-wheelchair-circle-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"A man sitting in a wheelchair, wearing VR glasses, appears to be engaged in a virtual reality experience\" class=\"wp-image-289\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture-man-wheelchair-circle-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture-man-wheelchair-circle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture-man-wheelchair-circle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture-man-wheelchair-circle-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture-man-wheelchair-circle-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture-man-wheelchair-circle-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-49f4a125 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Our Five Courses of Action<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Overzicht-icons-1024x194.png\" alt=\"Icons representing the five courses of action of BridgeXR: understanding, designing, training, changing, and learning, each illustrated with distinct symbols\" class=\"wp-image-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Overzicht-icons-1024x194.png 1024w, https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Overzicht-icons-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Overzicht-icons-768x145.png 768w, https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Overzicht-icons-1536x290.png 1536w, https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Overzicht-icons-2048x387.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">At BridgeXR, we have defined five courses of action to make traveling more accessible and inclusive. These focus on <strong><em>understanding<\/em><\/strong> barriers, <strong><em>designing<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;better infrastructure and signage, <strong><em>training<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;people with disabilities, <strong><em>changing<\/em><\/strong> the way governments and transport operators work, and <strong><em>learning<\/em><\/strong> by doing in practical pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/en\/actielijnen\/\">Read more...<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get to Know Our Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Our consortium is a diverse community of researchers, policymakers, transport providers, consultants, technology providers, and advocacy groups. In total, 34 public and private partners will participate in our project\u2014working side by side to turn BridgeXR's inclusive ideas into real-world impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/en\/over-ons\/partners\/\">Who we are...<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-custom-bridge-xr-pink-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">LATEST NEWS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-616 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nieuws\">\n<h2 style=\"padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Successful BridgeXR Kick-off Focuses on Co-Design for Accessible Public Transport<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Op 19 mei 2026 vond in Rotterdam de offici\u00eble kick-off plaats van het NWO-gefinancierde project BridgeXR. Dertig consortiumpartners woonden het evenement bij en werkten alvast samen aan praktische oplossingen voor toegankelijke en inclusieve van deur-tot-deur reizen met het openbaar vervoer. De aanwezigen vormden samen een&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgexr.nl\/en\/nieuws\/succesvolle-kick-off-van-bridgexr-co-design-van-toegankelijk-openbaar-vervoer\/\">Read more...<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-309 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-nieuws\">\n<h2 style=\"padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">BridgeXR Publishes Information Leaflet in English and Dutch<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">BridgeXR has released a new information leaflet introducing the project\u2019s goals and partners. 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