ABF comments on Wayfinding Standards AS1428.4.2 15 February 2016 – Section Section Paragraph Page Comment Comment detail Proposed change ID / Table / Number type figure / Comment / Note Foreword Foreword 7 7 Editorial Inconsistent use of Change all references within “vision impaired” and “low document from “people with and vision” vision impairment” who are blind or have “people Proposed change aims at vision impairment” to “people strengthening concepts of who have low / vision” “people non-visual and visual who are blind or have low needs vision” 1 1.1 Scope Para 2 9 Editorial Inappropriate use of term Change to who are “people or vision impaired blind or have low “blind vision” (See comment above) people” 2 2.2 Note 13 Editorial Information to alert Additional note that General people using the specifically links all pedestrian standard that all entrances to the wayfinding pedestrian entrances system whether deemed accessible or not need to be a part of the wayfinding system is not clearly articulated
ABF comments on Wayfinding Standards AS1428.4.2 – 15 February 2016 Section Section ID Paragraph / Table / figure / Comment / Note Page Number Comment type Comment detail Proposed change Foreword Foreword 7 7 Editorial Inconsistent use of “vision impaired” and “low vision” Proposed change aims at strengthening concepts of non-visual and visual needs Change all references within document from “people with vision impairment” and “people who are blind or have vision impairment” to “people who have low vision” / “people who are blind or have low vision” 1 1.1 Scope Para 2 9 Editorial Inappropriate use of term “blind or vision impaired people” Change to “people who are blind or have low vision” (See comment above) 2 2.2 General Note 13 Editorial Information to alert people using the standard that all pedestrian entrances whether deemed accessible or not need to be a part of the wayfinding system is not clearly articulated Additional note that specifically links all pedestrian entrances to the wayfinding system
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