Guidelines for Understanding, Use, and Implementation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals

The guidelines for understanding, use and implementation of accessible pedestrian signals (APS) were prepared in response to the evolving needs of people with vision loss, technological advances in the accessible pedestrian signals industry and the need to address the high degree of variability amongst installations in Canada. This document is intended to provide deploying agencies with practical information on public liaison, APS installation prioritization and design, installation, operations and maintenance. It provides guidelines to meet the APS needs of people with vision loss, but do not constitute a set of standards.(A)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Authors:
  • LOANE, R
  • Stewart, R
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Pagination: 154 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Audible warning devices; Blindness; Crosswalks; Pedestrians; Persons with disabilities; Tactile perception
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Society; I73: Traffic Control; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01117180
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: TAC
• Created Date: Dec 29 2008 12:30PM