Analysis on Current Situation of Urban Barrier-free Facilities and Suggestions for Improvement:Taking Tactile Ground Surface Indicator in Shijiazhuang as An Example

VernacularTitle:城市无障碍设施现状分析及改进意见 ——以石家庄市盲道为例
Author: Yue WU ; Pingju XUE ; Mengzhu WU ; Yihui SHAO ; Yu SONG ; Dongyun SUN
Keywords: tactile ground surface indicator; barrier-free facilities; quality of life
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2017;23(4):485-487
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: In this paper, taking Shijiazhuang city, Hebei province as an example, a random sampling of 30 streets in three districts were investigated the use of tactile ground surface indicator. The survey showed that 69% of the existing tactile ground surface indicator were used normally, while 8%were laid unreasonable, 11%were occupied and 12%were damaged. Suggestions were set from three aspects:sci-entific and reasonable laying, strengthening supervision and maintenance, and strengthening publicity and education, so as to improve the current situation of tactile ground surface indicator, improve the utilization rate, promote the participation of visually impaired persons in so-cial life and improve their quality of life.