Non-conforming Car Park Walkway
Saying what you mean. Meaning what you say.
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Non-conforming Car Park Walkway
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Saying what you mean. Meaning what you say.
Let me explain. "Saying what you mean" refers to expressing your thoughts and intentions honestly and clearly. It means communicating straightforwardly without any hidden meanings or misleading messages. When you say what you mean, you aim to accurately convey your genuine thoughts and feelings to others.
Accurately conveying the meaning of a message is also true of how we use products like Tactile Ground Surface Indicators (TGSIs). You may ask, 'What message does each type of TGSI convey to a person who is blind or vision impaired? What do they need to know and why?"
"Meaning what you say" implies that your words carry weight and sincerity. It emphasises the importance of aligning your actions with your words. When you mean what you say, you back up your messages or statements consistently, demonstrating that you are genuine and worthy of trust.
Again, installing the appropriate type of TGSIs in the correct configuration, sequence, quantity, and situation will provide a reliable message of "warning" or 'direction'' for a person who is blind or vision impaired. Without it, they are untrustworthy and serve no useful purpose.
"Saying what you mean and meaning what you say" with an appropriate TGSI device promotes effective communication and authenticity for persons with low vision. It encourages confidence and reliability in the built environment through non-verbal communication. Practising this principle in accessible design fosters trust and understanding of a person's interaction and use of the many spaces, paths of travel and the journeys that are taken to, in, through and around a built environment.
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This video journal displays a sincere absence of care, responsibility and empathy for the people who rely upon TGSIs for their safe mobility and orientation. Integrated Directional TGSIs installed where Warning TGSIs should be are misleading, confusing and potentially hazardous. So are insufficient quantities of Integrated Warning TGSIs that must be installed for the entire width across the accessible path of travel so that a pedestrian can always locate them from the many angles of approach to the impending hazard.
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Location: Cobblebank Basketball Stadium, Melton, Victoria, Australia.
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Dean Homicki from Stæbl Academy.
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