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Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Guide to Best Practice 1 Chapter 1: Introduction to Accessible Pedestrian Signals: Defi nition and Current Guidance CHAPTER SUMMARY Th is chapter provides a defi nition of accessible pedestrian signals and an overview of their use. Th is chapter also includes an overview of standards development in the U.S.
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2 Chapter 1: Introduction to Accessible Pedestrian Signals: Defi nition and Current Guidance Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS)
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Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Guide to Best Practice 3 • Direction of the crosswalk and location of the destination curb • Intersection street names in Braille, raised print, or through speech messages • Intersection signalization with a speech message • Intersection geometry through tactile maps and diagrams, or through speech messages BENEFITS OF APS Research has found that APS improved crossing performance by blind pedestrians. • More accurate judgments of the onset of the WALK interval • Reduction in crossings begun during DONT WALK • Reduced delay • Signifi cantly more crossings completed before the signal changed Sighted pedestrians also begin crossing faster.
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4 Chapter 1: Introduction to Accessible Pedestrian Signals: Defi nition and Current Guidance History of APS in the U.S. APS BUT NO REGULATIONS Although there are reports of audible pedestrian signals in the U.S.
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Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Guide to Best Practice 5 • Two-sound system (cuckoo/cheep) does not provide unambiguous indication of WALK.
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6 Chapter 1: Introduction to Accessible Pedestrian Signals: Defi nition and Current Guidance CHANGES IN INTERSECTION DESIGN, TRAFFIC AND SIGNALIZATION Changes in intersection design, traffi c, and signalization have aff ected the ability of pedestrians who are blind to cross streets using traffi c sounds, as discussed in detail in Chapter 2.
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Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Guide to Best Practice 7 when APS are integrated into the pushbutton. However, other features, such as additional beaconing speakers, may also be provided.
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8 Chapter 1: Introduction to Accessible Pedestrian Signals: Defi nition and Current Guidance U.S. Legislation, Standards, and Guidance Applicable to APS TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Th e Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)
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Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Guide to Best Practice 9 Section 4E.09 provides standards and guidelines that address features and locations of accessible pedestrian signal detectors (pushbuttons) , pushbutton locator tones and volume of signals.
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10 Chapter 1: Introduction to Accessible Pedestrian Signals: Defi nition and Current Guidance • Title I -- Employment • Title II -- Public Services - State and local government services • Title III -- Public Accommodations and services operated by private entities -- public accommodations (businesses and non-profi t agencies that serve the public) and commercial facilities (other businesses)
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Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Guide to Best Practice 11 on June 17, 2002 for comment. A revised draft was published on November 23, 2005.
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12 Chapter 1: Introduction to Accessible Pedestrian Signals: Defi nition and Current Guidance Th e bottom line is that ADA requires newly constructed facilities to be accessible even if there are no specifi c guidelines covering that type of facility. ADA compliance is a civil rights issue.
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