ID#: 9074
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This 1995 image depicted a visually-impaired man with a walking stick, who was approaching the opened electronic doorway of a high-speed train from a platform, the edge of which was surfaced with a high contrast, enhanced-tactile yellow covering. A transit/subway platform, with a yellow detectable warning strip, assists people with visual impairments from inadvertently walking into hazardous vehicular routes. The tactile difference between the warning strip, and the adjacent surface, is a good textural cue underfoot, while also producing an auditory distinction, when a long cane user taps upon one surface, then the other. The contrast, and tactile distinction, are valuable for sighted users as well.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Richard Duncan, MRP, Sr. Proj. Mngr, North Carolina State University, The Center for Universal Design
Creation Date: 1995
Photo Credit: Kelly Houk
Links: North Carolina State University - The Center for Universal Design
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Copyright Restrictions: Yes - This image is copyright protected. Any public or private use of this image is subject to prevailing copyright laws. Please contact the content provider of this image for permission requests.