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• About
  • Project History
  • Acknowledgements
• Blindness Basics
  • Common Eye Conditions
    • Loss of Peripheral Vision
    • Loss of Central Vision
    • Blurred Vision
    • Night Blindness
    • Diabetic Retinopathy
    • Colour Blindness
    • Sensitivity to Glare
    • Total Blindness
    • Deafblindness
  • Mobility
    • Residual Sight
    • The Long "White Cane"
    • Guide Dogs
    • Sighted Guide Techniques
    • Electronic Travel Aids
  • Wayfinding
  • Reading and Writing
    • Print
    • Braille
    • Audio
    • Computers
    • Accessible Mobile Devices
• Design Needs
  • Design Basics
    • Layout
    • Lighting
      • Minimum Lighting Requirements
      • Types of Lighting
      • Lighting Styles
      • Placement of Light Fixtures
    • Colour and Brightness
    • Acoustics
  • Exteriors and Interiors
    • Paths of Travel
    • Protruding Objects and Other Obstacles
    • Tactile Walking Surface Indicators
      • Attention TWSIs
      • Guidance TWSIs
    • Stairs
      • Location
      • Treads and Risers
      • Nosings
      • TWSIs
      • Handrails
      • Underside of Stairs
      • Lighting
    • Ramps
      • Width and Landings
      • Handrails
      • Edge Protection
    • Platform Edges
    • Signage
      • Letter Size, Type Style and Distance
      • Location of Signs
      • Illumination of Signs
      • Colour Contrast on Signs
      • Tactile Signs (Raised Print and Braille)
      • Symbols and Pictograms
      • Audible Signs
      • Electronic Signs
    • Information and Communications Systems
      • Information Desks
      • Information Telephones
      • Information Directories
      • Information Kiosks
      • Public Address Systems
      • Tactile Maps and Pre-Recorded Instructions
    • Card, Keypad and Other Security Systems
  • Exterior Design Elements
    • Exterior Paths of Travel
      • Location
      • Slope
      • Obstructions
      • Sidewalks and Bike Lanes
      • Parking Lots
    • Street Crossings
      • Curb Ramps and Depressed Curbs
      • Islands
      • Raised Pedestrian Crossings
      • Accessible Pedestrian Signals
        • Limitations of Accessible Pedestrian Systems
      • Wireless Pedestrian Systems
      • Roundabouts
      • Non-Signalized Pedestrian Crossing
      • Mid-Block Crossings
      • Scrambled Crossings
      • Rainbow Crossings
    • Transit Facilities
      • Transit Stops and Shelters
      • Transit Stations and Platforms
    • Landscaping
    • Maintenance
      • Snow and Ice Removal
      • Regular Maintenance
      • Construction Sites
      • Indoor and Outdoor Guide Dog Relief Areas
    • Building Entrances
    • Exterior Doors
      • Clear Width
      • Door Action
      • Hardware
      • Steps
      • Automatic Sliding Doors
      • Multiple Doors
      • Revolving Doors
      • Glass Doors, Glazed Screens and Sidelights
    • Recreational Facilities
      • Outdoor Picnic Areas
      • Benches
      • Playgrounds and Parks for Children
      • Nature Trails
      • Multi-Use Trails
  • Interior Design Elements
    • Entrance Lobbies
    • Amenities
    • Floor Finishes, Grilles and Mats
    • Service Counters and Kiosks
    • Queuing Systems
    • Interior Circulation
      • Corridors and Hallways
      • Handrails
      • Waiting Areas
    • Public Telephones
    • Escalators and Moving Walkways
      • Surfaces
      • Treads and Risers
      • Tactile Walking Surface Indicators
      • Lighting
      • Underside of Escalators and Moving Walkways
      • Alternate Access
      • Repairs
    • Elevators
      • Elevator Lobbies
      • Elevator Cabs
      • Elevator Control Panels
      • Elevator Telephones
      • Emerging Elevator Technologies
    • Mirrors, Glazed Screens and Sidelights
    • Doors and Entranceways
    • Specific Interior Rooms and Spaces
      • Theatres, Performance Spaces and Lecture Halls
      • Cafeterias and Dining Rooms
      • Kitchens
      • Washrooms and Shower Stalls
      • Change Rooms
      • Pools, Gyms, Libraries and Exhibitions Spaces
• Emergency Exits and Safety
  • Emergency Exits
    • Interior Routes
    • Exit Doors and Hardware
    • Emergency Exit Signage
    • Exterior Exit Routes
  • Emergency Alarms
  • Emergency Lighting
  • Areas of Safe Refuge
  • Life Safety Plan
• Resources
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