Overgrown vegetation disabling the utility of TGSIs
Green obstacles seriously impede a person's safe mobility and orientation in the built environment
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Overgrown vegetation disabling the utility of TGSIs
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Greenery, overgrown shrubs or vegetation protruding into accessible paths of travel create mobility hazards for persons with disability.
In particular, plants that have grown over mobility aids for a person with low vision, such as Tactile Ground Surface Indicators (TGSIs), cease to indicate or direct a person as they have become obscured and dangerous.
Regular maintenance of green environments that border the perimeters of walkways requires programming to maintain the pathways as fit for purpose.
This video details the neglect of green maintenance, creating a barrier for a person with a disability.
Location: West Melbourne, Victoria
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Dean Homicki from Stæbl Academy.
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