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Ms 1184:2014 3,66 tactile walking surface indicator (TWSI) Profiled paving surface with visual contrast criteria to enable a person with inipaired sight using a long:cane, underfoot or visual identification to detect a specific route (tactile directive Indicator) or the presence of a hazard (tactile attention/wamning indicator) Tactile attention/warning indicators may be installed at the vicinity of pedestrian crosswalks, the platforms of railway stations, and both the top and bottom of stairs and ramps, and in front of escalators, travelators and lifts, and the like to ensure safety. Tactile directive indicators may be used in combination with attentionMwarning indicators in order to indicate the walking route where no other tactual information is available to get from cone place to another. NOTE. See Annex A. 3.67 unobstructed width (general) Free unobstructed space necessary for passage through a doorway, along a passageway, or other route element (e.. stairway) 3.68 unobstructed width (door) Available width for passage through a door opening, clear of all obstructions below $00 mm, measured when the door is opened 80°, or when a sliding or folding door is opened to its fullest extent, 3.69. usebility Characteristic of the built environment which can be used by everybody In convenience and safety, 3.70 user Person who interacts with the product, service or environment. 3.71 visual contrast Visual perception between one element of a building and anether. This can be produced by a fference in LRV or luminance, also called luminance contrast 3.72 visual strobe alarm ‘A device used to produce regular flashes of light. It s one of a number of devices that can be Used as a stroboscope, 3.73. wayfinding Descriptive of a system whereby appropriate information Is provided to assist a person to pass through the built environment towards a specific destination, {© STANOAROS MALAYSIA 2014 - lights reserved 11

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