Tactile paving also called tenji blocks truncated domes detectable warnings tactile tiles tactile ground surface indicators tactile walking surface indicators or detectable warning surfaces is a system of textured ground surface indicators found on footpaths stairs and railway station platforms to assist pedestrians who are vision impaired.
Tactile path for blind.
However the specific vocabulary may not be appropriate for other settings.
Many of the paths are technically useful but confusing and indirect as shown above.
Those who wish to implement a tactile symbol system may need to design their own vocabulary sets.
During the past five years the tactile symbol system used at texas school for the blind and visually impaired has grown from about 100 symbols to almost 300 symbols.
Tactile surface arrangement at controlled crossings along a.
Layout of guidance path surface at a t junction and at.
Tactile graphics are a means of conveying non textual information to people who are blind or visually impaired and may include tactile representations of pictures maps graphs diagrams and other images.
Tactile surface arrangement at side road junctions 35.
Circuitous tactile paving routes in china by colin rowan.
Guidance path tactile paving made from thermoplastic admin82 2018 04 13t07 22 06 02 00 guidance path tactile paving made from thermoplastic the purpose of guidance path tactile paving made from thermoplastic is to guide the blind and visually impaired people on the path where traditional clues such as buildings curbs are not available.
Layout of tactile surfaces at a junction between a shared route.