THE PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT - USER FRIENDLY OR 'NO-GO' FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE?

The pedestrian environment can be difficult for blind and partially sighted people to negotiate safely. In the UK in the 1980s, work began to establish a range of tactile surfaces which could be introduced into the pedestrian environment to provide essential information and warning to visually impaired people. In all, seven surfaces were identified. This year, revised guidelines are being issued to Local Authorities which summarise how each of the surfaces should be used. This paper shows how tactile surfaces, when used appropriately, can ensure that pedestrian areas are truly user-friendly and no longer 'no-go' areas.

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• Authors:
  • SHARP, S
  • SAVILL, T
• Conference:
  • 8th International Conference on Transport and Mobility for Elderly and Disabled People
  • Location: Perth , Australia
  • Date: 1998-9-0 to 1998-9-0
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 267-272
• Monograph Title: SETTING THE PACE. 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SEPTEMBER 1998. 2 VOLS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blindness; Conferences; Local government agencies; Pavements; Pedestrians; Persons with disabilities; Safety; Tactile perception; Walkways
• Identifier Terms: Transed
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00944807
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-646-36154-6
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 7 2003 12:00AM