title: Directional Tactile Pavings in a Universal Design Perspective.
abstract: The topic of the presentation is the directional tactile pavings or tactile guidelines that are used by blind and visually impaired people for orientation, in this presentation primarily in the street environment. The focus is the difference between so-called natural and artificial tactile pavings, how they can and should be used, and how the tactile guidelines can be understood as devices of Universal Design. It is discussed whether guidelines based on foreign research can be transferred to the Danish context without additional Danish research. The tests that are known to have been made in Denmark have generally been conducted with a very low number of participants. A secondary focus is the architectural qualities of the tactile pavings, which is a subject for discussion among landscape architects in the Danish context.
authors.affiliation: Ramboll Denmark and University of Aalborg.
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deichmann
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness; D003718:Denmark; D004779:Environment Design; D006801:Humans; D009949:Orientation; D014110:Touch; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities