The Little-Known Patterns on British Streets
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Tom Scott explains the tactile paving patterns on British streets, such as the bobbled slabs at crossings and the ridged ones elsewhere, and what each tells blind and partially sighted people. He also explains why the slabs are bright yellow.
HN people use it to show how accessibility measures work for disabled people, and to make the point that many blind people still have some vision.
“Many "blind" people are not 100% blind. Visual impairment is a sliding scale.”
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