| CODE: | 1992 State Regulations for Barrier-Free Facilities (as Revised 1993) |
| SECTION: | Section 51-20-3106 (d) 8 |
| QUESTION: | Are detectable warnings to be used simply as a warning system, e.g.,
to inform them that their level of safety is changing, or are they to be
used as a way-finding system for the vision impaired?
Please give an example of proper use. |
| ANSWER: | The intent behind detectable warnings is to give a person with vision
impairments notification that their level of safety is changing.
Detectable warnings were not intended to be used as a method of way-finding.
Where the pedestrian way is perpendicular to the flow of traffic, detectable warnings should be applied only to the "ends" of the walk-way, where the walk-way enters the flow of traffic (See Diagram A). Where the pedestrian way is parallel to the flow of traffic and there is not a distinctive edge, e.g., two inch curb or guardrail, detectable warnings should be applied at the edge of the desired walk area (See Diagram B). |
| SUPERSEDES: | None |
| REQUESTED BY: | Spokane County |