UniversalDesignAccessPlan

Legislative Context• The following documents contain the requirement to provide

for passengers with special categories of need:

• An international obligation under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UN Convention), signed & ratified by South Africa in 2007

• The National Land Transport Act 2009 (Functions of Minister, 5(4) and 8)

• The Public Transport Strategy 2007

• The Accessible Public Transport Strategy 2011 (Draft)

• There is an additional requirement to include people with disabilities in particular, under:

• The Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 2000 (Chapter 5, Section 25, 1(c) iii).

Travel Chain

Plan the Trip

Get to Pick-Up Point

Get into Vehicle

Make the Journey

Get Out of Vehicle

Get to Destination

Give Feedback on the Trip

Media celebration of Universal Accessibility

Tactile Tiles – Outside MyCITI Stations

Tactile Tiles – Inside MyCITI Stations

Level Boarding with Boarding Bridges......

......and Kassel Kerbs

Static Information Inside MyCITI Stations

Static Information Inside MyCITI Stations

Induction loops

Audible & Tactile push buttons at traffic

signals

Distance Information on NMT Route

Directional Way Finding Fingers

• Only most pertinent information

• Reflects contrasting colours used on way finding fingers

• Only most pertinent information

• Reflects contrasting colours used on way finding fingers

• Background colour to match way finding pole

• Only most pertinent information

• Reflects contrasting colours used on way finding fingers

• Background colour to match way finding pole

• Bus pictogram uniform to rest of system signage

• Only most pertinent information

• Reflects contrasting colours used on way finding fingers

• Background colour to match way finding pole

• Bus pictogram uniform to rest of system signage

• Arrow reshaped with increase definition

• Only most pertinent information

• Reflects contrasting colours used on way finding fingers

• Background colour to match way finding pole

• Bus pictogram uniform to rest of system signage

• Arrow reshaped with increase definition

• Distance indicator added

• Only most pertinent information

• Reflects contrasting colours used on way finding fingers

• Background colour to match way finding pole

• Bus pictogram uniform to rest of system signage

• Arrow reshaped with increase definition

• Distance indicator added

• Further colour contrast added

3 Levels of Tactile Distinction

Contrasting surface finish & colours

Sized to fit 4 panels around each pole

Consistently 90cm from finished ground level

Peel-off adhesive application

Adhesive Tactiles in the Urban Context

Tactile Adhesive

Way Finding

implemented within 500m radius around

MyCITI Stations

Tactile Information Maps at base of

MyCITI Station Totems

Tactile Distinction, Area-specific Information

Wide-spread

implementation

Consistent Application

Information & Education

Concept Expansion

Thank you

Guy DaviesDisability Solutions (Pty) Ltd+ 27 (0)83 289 1199disabilitysolutions@gmail.comwww.disabilitysolutions.co.za