Good Practices
Are your pedestrian crossings safe for blind people? How do people with disability cross the road safely?
Our experts analyze all the good practices in terms of pedestrian road crossing in your area.
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We Need to Talk About the Pedestrian Crossings of San Francisco and Their Accessibility
If you live in San Francisco, a leading city that has long pride itself on inclusion, you are entitled to wonder if it is now implementing measures to provide for more safety and autonomy to those who cannot see. How inclusive and accessible is San Francisco now? This article provides for an overview of San Francisco’s policy towards blind pedestrian safety.
France vs Quebec: How Do Accessible Pedestrian Signals Work Across the Atlantic?
Let’s take stock of the differences, advantages and disadvantages of Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) in France and Quebec.
London’s Policy for Accessible Pedestrian Crossings
The City of London has put in place a rather favorable policy for blind pedestrians but there is still room for significant improvement to guarantee safety for all.
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What Accessibility Solutions for Different Types of Physical Disabilities?
What Accessibility Solutions for Different Types of Physical Disabilities? Usually, when we think about physical disabilities, we visualize a wheelchair pictogram related to wheelchair users. But physical disabilities also concern people with reduced mobility...
How Can Multimodal Transit Centers Be Accessible for People with Disabilities?
How Can Multimodal Transit Centers Be Accessible for People with Disabilities?Multimodal transit centers turn out to be major nodes of transportation in large cities that aim at improving transport efficiency. They can easily connect together different means of...
Why Should Your Accessible Pedestrian Signals Have a Guiding Sound Corridor?
Why Should Your Accessible Pedestrian Signals Have a Guiding Sound Corridor? A guiding sound corridor brings more safety to blind and visually impaired pedestrians. They rely on accessible pedestrian signals at crossings to get around in the city with complete...
7 Tips to Welcome a Person with Disabilities
7 Tips to Welcome a Person with Disabilities Who hasn’t been uncomfortable dealing with a person with disabilities? We’ve all been afraid to drop a clanger, to be clumsy and to behave badly. It’s normal to feel disconcerted in a new situation when we don’t...
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