AS 1428.4-1992 Design for access and mobility, Part 4: Tactile ground surface indicators for the orientation of people with vision impairment
Standards Australia
The ground surface indicators proposed in this Standard are designed to give warning of hazards, and directional information to pedestrians who are blind or who have impaired vision, through contact by foot or cane with the ground surface.
The design and installation requirements have been based on research on the ability of people who are blind or who have vision impairments to locate indicators and identify patterns on them, to be published in a report titled A performance evaluation of selected tactile tiles under consideration for use by the vision impaired in Australia (see Foreword).
First published as AS 1428.4-1992.This Standard specifies requirements for the design and installation of tactile indicators for use on ground or floor surfaces to assist the mobility of people with vision impairment.
NOTE : Guidance on the type and installation of raised pavement markers to delineate pedestrian crossing areas are included in Appendix A and on the general installation lay out of tactile ground surface indicators in Appendix B.
Contents:
Foreword
1: Scope
2: Referenced Documents
3: Definitions
4: Materials
5: Design Requirements
6: Installation Requirements
Appendix A: Raised Pavement Markers
Appendix B: Tactile Ground Surface Indicators—Typical Layout Details
Access for People with Disabilities.
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Access Australia; ACROD; Australian Chamber of Manufactures; Australian Council on the Ageing; Australian National Council of and for the Blind; Australian Uniform Building Regulations Coordinating Council; Building Owners and Managers Association of Australia; Department of Administrative Services—Australian Construction Services; Department of Housing, New South Wales; Department of Local Government, Queensland; Master Builders Construction and Housing Association, Australia; National Committee of Independent Living Centres; Royal Australian Institute of Architects; Royal Melbourne Institute ofTechnology; South Australian Department of Housing and Construction; Telecom Australia.
