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From: Beth.Hatch-Alleyne@f207.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Beth Hatch-Alleyne)
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Subject: Re: Pathfinder Tiles
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Date: 28 Jun 91 14:36:45 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Walter; neither path finder tiles, nor guard rails will prevent
people from falling off the platform.  No system or mechanism will
prevent accidents from happening.  The issue, at least for me
anyway, is whether we are going to have protection from falling off
the platform just for blind people, or whether we care about safety
for all?  Path finder tiles will not prevent someone who is not
concintrating on where they are going, as Margo noted in her message
to me earlier about travel, driving, etc.  Rails are not a sure
thing, they cannot cover all the places where they should be, your
point is well made.  But people may still fall off with the tiles as
they are not a barier, only a warning.  If people ignore, or are
unaware of, or have an accident, as we all have done on occasion,
they are not serving the purpose they were intending to serve, Beth.

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