[nfbwatlk] FW: Question About Bus Signage

Wed May 2 22:46:20 CDT 2007

The issue is that there is not a standard for  bus stop pulls.  Some bust 
stop pulls are big round, small round, big squares, small squares and other 
types of pulls.  It would be best to use the small square pull that is medal 
so you can find the bus stop with your cane or dog.
from
Jacob Struiksma
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From: "Robert Sellers" <robertsellers500 at comcast.net>
To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: Question About Bus Signage

The purpose for this discussion, is that, the 4 and the 44 route will share
bus stops. However, the #4  bus , will stop every couple of blocks, whereas,
the # 44, is an 'express' and will only stop a few times going down 4th
Plain. Both the 4 and 44 route will share bus tops. Therefore, there is an
attempt by C-tran to come up with a sign that will highlight the 44 stops.

I agree with Kaye, For those of us who are blind or have very little usable
sight, if you can't find the bus stop pole, the kind of sign is irrelevant.
There is no uniform location for bus stop signs. For the partially sighted,
color coding may be practical. As to having the sign low enough for partials
to read or have Braille on them and the concern of hitting them before
finding them. Why not make the sign rubberized for flexibility. But again,
what good does it do if you can't find the sign!!

Bob

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From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 7:54 PM
To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: Question About Bus Signage

Seems to me we visited this issue many years ago -- like twenty-five
years ago, perhaps. At that time, it was the conclusion of most of us
that if a sign were low enough for a totally-blind person to be able to
read it, it was more likely that his/her head would find the sign than
would his/her hands. (grin) This would be doubly so if a sign were large
enough to have large-print on it. The immediate solution was, as I
recall, to have a larger-than-life sign high enough that it would be
unlikely to suffer the ignominy of being read by one's head while also
being large enough that a partially-sighted person could read it.

Perhaps a good compromise now would be to have poles for C-Tran signs
drilled as most of them now are (so that one could tell a C-Tran sign by
touch) with a plackard slightly wider than the pole -- say four inches
long -- with braille and print bus number on it. While this might not be
large enough for the partially-sighted (I wouldn't know, not being
partially-sighted), it would be unlikely to cause problems even if one
*did* run into it.

Just a top-of-the-head thought.

Mike

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Doug Trimble
  To: Peggy Gallagher ; Judy Koch-Smith ; Cheri DeLyria ; Shelly Brown ;
Arnold, Daniel ; NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List ; James Eccles
  Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 8:51 AM
  Subject: [nfbwatlk] FW: Question About Bus Signage

  Here is an e-mail I received from Rhonda Peck from C-tran.  She would
  appreciate any thoughts you may have about signage for C-tran stops.

  Doug Trimble
  Orientation & Mobility Instructor
  Off Campus Work Advisor
  Washington State School for the Blind
  2214 E. 13th Street Vancouver,  WA  98661
  office ph. 360-696-6321 #118
  cell:360-909-0833

  From: Ronda Peck [mailto:RondaP at c-tran.org]
  Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:16 AM
  To: Doug Trimble
  Subject: Question About Bus Signage

  Doug,

  Hope this email finds you well. I have a question for you. I'm
  investigating bus stop signage for low-vision and sight-impaired
people.
  We'd like to start with route numbers 44 and 4.

  The idea is to place something on the bus stop pole itself. That way,
  when a low-vision or sight-impaired individual walks up to touch the
  pole, that particular stop will be easily identified through special
  signage with raised lettering and/or braille.

  My initial thoughts are that we should incorporate both raised letters
  and braille on the signage. Also, I think something more permanent,
like
  a metal plaque mounted to the pole, makes more sense than something
with
  adhesive that could easily be ripped off by vandals.

  What are your thoughts? Any suggestions?

  Thank you for your consideration!

  Ronda

  Ronda Peck
  Marketing/Community Outreach Administrator
  PO Box 2529
  Vancouver, WA 98668-2529
  (360) 696-4494
  rondap at c-tran.org

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