DTAC™
Tactile Ground Surface Indicators (TGSIs)
What are Tactile Indicators?
DTAC® Tactile Indicators are a series of organised raised dots, installed on pedestrian surfaces that assist the orientation of people who are blind or vision impaired. This is designed to aid people negotiate the built environment in a dignified manner.
Felt under foot or by cane, DTAC Tactile Indicators alert the vision impaired, where they are, where they are going, and where they have been.
According to RTS 14 "Guidlines for facilities for blind and vision - impaired pedestrians" and the AS/NZS 1428.4:2002. Tactile Indicators are required to be installed to an approaching or change of direction along a path of travel, such as:
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Footpath, Passageway, Walkway, Ramp, Stairs, Landing or similar.
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