A study of tile design for tactile guide pathways

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 693-698

  Courtney, Alan ^a   Chow, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assistive device; Blind people; Tactile guide path; Tactile sensations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TOUCH;

EID: 0034119607     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(99)00051-7     Document Type: Article

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