Hi Claire
Could you use carpet to give a different route & in a contrasting colour to
the linoleum ? This also helps with maintenance, as the heavily trafficked
areas wear much more quickly?
Regards,
Hilary
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Subject: Tactile guidance path examples/suggestions
Hi everyone,
I am looking for examples or best practice guidance for tactile flooring to
mark an indoor route in a library (where the main flooring material is
linoleum). The route is planned to show the way through a large open space.
BS102 (Designing for disabled children and children with special educational
needs) recommends using tactile flooring to assist with navigation through
large open spaces however I'm finding it difficult to source examples of
this. I have seen examples of rubber floor tiles with raised bars placed in
the direction of travel (so that they can be felt by someone using a long
cane) - does this work well? Should tactile flooring be placed in the centre
of the route (rather than towards one side)? Should the tactile flooring
contrast with the colour of the route? Any help, examples or suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Claire
Claire Hyland
PhD Student
Department of Architecture
University of Strathclyde
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