Orientation aids for the design blind More safety and quality oflife for the blind. For blind and partially sighted persons the parti-cipation in the social life guaranteed by law be- comes possible without restriction only if they can move independently. In this connection, our grooved orientation aid for the blind according to DIN 32984 (Ground surface indicators in public traffic areas) ensures decisive progress: thanks to the combination with smooth adjoining strips, the tactile, acoustic and visual perception is in- creased. Thus, blind and partially sighted persons can make out ways, obstacles, stairs and danger spots such as for example platform edges and find the way to their destination without help from anyone else.These advantages have also convinced DeutscheBahn which obligatorily prescribes such “ground surface indicators“ for the barrier-free design of accesses to design platforms in new and renovation projects.

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Our guide tiles manufacturer have surface grooveswhich have been optimized for being felt by means of the cane. Striking visual contrasts facilitate the orientation in addition. The luminance contrast between the colours 103 chalk and 106 graphite is 0.7 and thus clearly surpasses the requirements.

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