Bravo, Janet. I would most likely never be able to find them which is how I feel about a lot of signage. Besides, Paxton would probably think they were something to be avoided. If I was looking out for it, and if the rope went across the entire pathway whatever
that means, I might find that, and I suppose I could pull out an id cane, but ?whatever the tactile marking was, unless it spanned the width, I would be too uncomfortable to go looking around for it. ?
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On May 13, 2020, at 1:42 PM, Janet M. Barlow <
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I think it's important to think about how people who are blind would really use tactile markings for information such as this? How would they find them? what is the real purpose of the markings? Are we looking for and talking about something that
would not really be usable and feasible?
Audible information seems more potentially usable, but I struggle with figuring out the details of how that would work too.
Janet
On 5/12/2020 12:38 PM, Chris Tabb wrote:
Hi Sharisse,
Nothing seen in the wild yet, but for a few ideas to get the creative thoughts going¡
In sports settings, such as goal ball, the road placed on the floor with strong tape over the top allows for a tactile perimeter and boundary lines. Similar strategies are used in theaters on stage for performers who are blind and visually impaired.
Auditory beaconing systems, similar to the ¡°locator tone¡± on many APS systems could be used for locating the next pole position or standing spot when queuing.
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Now that we are seeing more and more floor labels for direction of traffic or where to stand to maintain 6 ft distance. Is anyone seeing any accessible markings or tactile markings??
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I have just received a request from a local college that is asking for my advice as to how to mark these to make them tactile to the white cane as most of the students on campus use a white cane and they want to make sure the floor markings that the college
is putting down is accessible to everyone. Any resources for auditory signs instead of floor markings?
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