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V. IMPLEMENTATION CHECKLISTS
TROUBLESHOOTING
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1. Wheelchair users
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Problem
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Measure
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 Overcoming differences in
level between road and pavement |
Install curb ramps |
| Bridging great differences in
height usually tackled by providing stairs |
Provide ramps, wide elevator
cabs or platform lifts |
| Maneuvering in tight spaces |
Provide wide routes and spaces
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| Passing through narrow door
openings and over high thresholds |
Provide sufficiently wide door
openings with low beveled thresholds or none at all |
| Reaching high-mounted controls
and objects |
Provide low-mounted controls |
| Maneuvering in rest rooms |
Install grab bars, bath-tub
and shower seats |
2. People with limited walking abilities
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Problem
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Measure
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| Overcoming differences in
level |
Provide curb ramps, ramps,
elevators or platform lifts |
| Maneuvering in situations
requiring speed |
Increase the pedestrian
crossing time interval
Increase the opening interval of elevators and automatic
doors |
| Climbing stairs and ramps |
Provide handrails for gripping
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| Maneuvering in rest rooms |
Provide sufficiently wide rest
rooms
Provide grab bars, bath-tub and a shower seat |
| Passing through narrow door
openings and over high thresholds |
Provide sufficiently wide door
openings with low beveled thresholds or none at all |
3. People with limited use of hands or arms
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Problem
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Measure
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| Opening heavy doors |
Use automatic or easy-to-open
doors |
| Gripping door knobs |
Use lever-type door handles |
| Gripping faucets |
Use lever-type or push-buttons
faucets |
4. The sightless
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Problem
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Measure
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| Orientation |
Provide guide strips within
the pathway surface
Provide raised curbs and other detectable guiding elements
Provide tactile marking strips to indicate changes in
direction and the location of stairs and ramps |
| Identifying obstructions
within the path of travel |
Provide textured paving or
tactile marking strips around obstructions |
| Crossing roads |
Provide audible traffic
signals |
| Maneuvering in elevators |
Provide audible signals and
call buttons with tactile text |
| Recognizing emergency
situations |
Provide audible alarm signals |
| Locating exit doors and stairs
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Provide tactile marking around
the knobs of exit doors and the handrails of exit |
5. The partially sighted
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Problem
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Measure
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| Identifying obstructions
within the path of travel |
Provide bright-coloured
markings or signals to identify obstructions |
| Orientation |
Provide clearly legible
lettering and sufficiently large dimensions for direction signs |
| Crossing roads |
Provide audible traffic
signals |
| Maneuvering in elevators and
in emergency situations |
Use contrasting colour for
doors, handrails, tactile signs, etc |
| Locating facilities |
Provide alarm signals |
6. The hearing impaired
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Problem
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Measure
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| Crossing roads |
Provide clearly visible
coloured signs and traffic signals |
| Managing in situations
involving the use of speech messages, verbal transmission and interaction |
Use clearly written messages,
especially in emergency situations Install induction loops in assembly halls and in public
telephones |
| Not hearing door, elevator and
emergency |
Provide flashing light signals |
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