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Public Space Design Considerations For Individuals Who Are Blind Or Vision Impaired

Public Space Design Considerations For Individuals Who Are Blind Or Vision Impaired. Multimodal and Public Space Design Guidelines August 17, 2011. People Who are Blind Use. Long Cane or White Cane Human Guide Dog Guide. Detecting Environment. HEARING – immediate & distant

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Public Space Design Considerations For Individuals Who Are Blind Or Vision Impaired

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  1. Public Space Design Considerations For Individuals Who Are Blind Or Vision Impaired Multimodal and Public Space Design Guidelines August 17, 2011

  2. People Who are Blind Use • Long Cane or White Cane • Human Guide • Dog Guide

  3. Detecting Environment • HEARING – immediate & distant • LONG CANE – immediate environment • Textures - grass, gravel, sidewalk • Drop-offs - curbs & holes • Tip of cane drops over curb - angle of the cane changes • Step-ups – curbs & stairs • Obstacles - poles and trees • Side of cane encounters an object.

  4. Analyze Intersection • Traffic – occasional, medium, heavy • Speed of traffic • Lanes of traffic - 1, 2, 3, etc. • Intersections – “T”, “+”, “Y”, “X”, other • Traffic control - none, stop, yield, traffic light • Is the traffic control regular or inconsistent?

  5. Crossing Streets • Parallel and Perpendicular streets • Square off with (face) street you wish to cross; the “perpendicular” street. • Listens for the traffic on the “perpendicular” street to stop • Immediately begins to walk when the traffic in the “parallel” street begins to move.

  6. Problems Encountered • Quiet Cars • Roundabouts • Accessible Pedestrian Signals • Time To Cross Traffic Light Intersections • Curb Ramps • Right Turn on RED

  7. Quiet Cars While this group cannot directly affect this issue with public space design, we should be aware of the issue.

  8. Roundabouts • Hazard to individuals who are visually impaired AND those who are not visually impaired. • One solution - install traffic lights that could be activated when someone wants to cross, otherwise the traffic light remains green.

  9. Audible Pedestrian Signals • Problems include • Placement of button • Bird sounds to indicate when to cross • Are they needed at every street crossing?

  10. Time to Cross Street • Hazard to both individuals who are visually impaired and for some of general public • Blind • Wheel chairs • Elderly

  11. Curb Ramps • Blended curbs • Angled ramps

  12. Resources • United States Access Board (http://www.access-board.gov/) • Accessible Pedestrian Signals • Pedestrian Access to Modern Roundabouts • Roundabout Signalization to Provide Pedestrian Access • Visual Detection of Detectable Warning Materials • Accessible Pedestrian Signals (http://www.apsguide.org/index.cfm)

  13. Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired • http://www.vdbvi.org/ • Glen Slonneger Education Services Program Director 397 Azalea Ave. Richmond, VA 23227 (804) 371-3113

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