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From: Mary.Otten@p0.f1055.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Mary Otten)
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Subject: Re: Pathfinder Tiles
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Date: 4 Jun 91 02:03:33 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

riends who use BART and say they are helpful. Given your description,
Ican't see why they would pose a particular problem to people in
wheelchairs, but, since I"m not in one, I can't say for sure. I think
that if there is a group of blind people who find them useful, it is not
a bad idea to put them in. There are some who feel that either 1, they
don't need them, so they shouldn't be put in because they represent the
blind and know what is best; or 2, it is a bad idea to put things like
these tiles in because it hurts the public immage of the blind, makes
sighted people think that all blind people need such things and cannot
get around without them. I have gotten around all my life without the
tiles, but, if Ilived in an area that had them, especially on subway
platforms, Imight find I really found them useful. That may not help
much, because it wasn't a direct testimonial either for or against, but
it is the way I feel about the subject. I've had so many arguments about
audible signals, something you didn't bring up, but which Ifeel is kind
of related, that I couldn't let this question go by without sticking in
my 2 cents worth.

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