Post-occupancy Evaluation Focused on Accessibility: Experience …
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Table 6 Evaluation of the accessible external route for the visually impaired
Rated item
Positive aspects
Negative aspects
External route
Continuous
accessible route
Existing route
Gaps in guide and alert tracks
Gaps in signaling
Gaps in access to buildings
Conflict with drainage
Longer courses
Tactile floor tiles
Existing
Inadequate scaling
Conflict between floor guide and floor
alert
Bus stop
Floor alert and guide Existing
Indefinite stop marking on the
accessible bus door
Incomplete guide thread for all
directions
Signaling for PcD
No tactile map
No sound signaling
Waiting seat
Nonexistent
Sidewalks routes
Sidewalks
Adaptation performed on at
least one side of the road
Narrow in many points
Roughness and Holes
Tactile floor on only one side of the
track
Trees without alert floor tiles
Gaps in guide and alert floors
Layers on the sides
Presence of debris
Pedotactile floor
Guide pedotactile
tiles floor
Existing
Very narrow strips for use with cane
Low and spaced protrusions
Rugged sidewalk conflict
Gaps in continuity
Alert pedotactile
tiles floor
Existing
Incomplete Bands
Low and spaced protrusions
Rugged sidewalk conflict
Small dimensions and conflict with
floor type guide
Track colors
Tiles in yellow color suitable
for dark colored sidewalks
Low color contrast with sidewalks
Ramps
Inclination
Suitable for general
Conflict with sides
Lack of guardrail and handrail
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