Tactile paving, a system of textured ground surface indicators that is indispensable to visually impaired pedestrians, is composed of what are called "tenji burokku" (Braille blocks) in Japanese.

A new tactile paving set-up to help people struggling with sight move around the city more safely is to be trialled in Morningside. The trial was approved by councillors after charities for sight ...

He now hopes to see the council undertake a trial to install tactile pavers at the point where the road and the pavement meet, in order to discourage pavement parking. Cllr Caldwell’s motion ...

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However, one major drawback is the loss of tactile feedback, which makes it difficult for surgeons to differentiate between tissues and apply the correct force. This lack of sensation increases the ...

or tactile pavers. Utility Cut Repairs State of Good Repair Program Road Resurfacing & Reconstruction Sidewalk Replacement A ‘utility cut’ is an area of sidewalk or road that was cut out (excavated) ...

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tenji blocks,' yellow textured paving squares to aid people with visual impairments. The tactile paving was invented in Japan more than 50 years ago to help those with visual impairments move ...

A large body of research has focused on the effect that the nature of the stimuli has on tactile processing. Less research, however, has focused on features beyond the nature of the touch. In this ...