Accessibility for mobility-impaired persons ©
Blind and persons with very weak-vision
Watchout for obstacles
which cannot be sensed by a cane.
Provide tactile warning

Provide safety barriers
Lighting is an
important directional cue.
Linear lighting, as in
the upper picture provides
a good directional
indication.
Staggered lighting (lower picture) is a bad indicator
of
direction.
Provide well-lit
warning indications.
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Ingenieur-and-Architekten Verband
(SIA),
Zurich, Switzerland.
Schweiz Invaliden-Verband
(SIV), Olten, Switzerland.
Please refer to
IMPORTANT NOTES concerning the above diagrams
and text.