What facilities are there for the blind?

65438+1October 15 is the International Day for the Blind.

20 19 is also the 36th International Day for the Blind. A blind person refers to a person with visual impairment. Visually impaired people are mainly divided into two categories, namely, completely blind and semi-blind. Total blindness refers to (that is, eyeball atrophy or calcification), and they lose their response to light. Followed by amblyopia (60% lower than normal vision), the activities of the blind will be limited by visual impairment, so what measures can be taken to help the blind?

What measures are there to help the blind?

1, blind road

The blind road is a road facility specially designed to help the blind walk. Generally speaking, they are made of two types of bricks. One kind is a strip-shaped guide brick, which guides the blind to move forward safely, and is called a tourist blind road. One is a cue brick with dots to remind the blind that there are obstacles ahead and it is time to turn, which is called a cue blind road.

2. Barrier-free access and toilets

Barrier-free passage is a special passage convenient for disabled people to travel, which is characterized by long-distance wireless data acquisition technology. People and articles entering and leaving the passage do not need to show their identity documents on their own initiative, but can know their identity information and legitimacy through the passage.

Barrier-free toilets are independent toilets regardless of gender, equipped with special barrier-free facilities, including doors convenient for people in wheelchairs and those in need of help, special sanitary ware, safety handrails matching with sanitary ware, etc. , to provide convenience for the disabled, the elderly or women and children to go to the toilet.

3. Guide dogs

Trained guide dogs can help blind people go to schools, shops, laundries, street gardens and so on. They are used to the constraints of accessories such as collars and blind guides, and know a lot of passwords, which can lead the blind to walk safely. When encountering obstacles and turning corners, they will guide their owners to stop to avoid danger. Blind people can take guide dogs to public places or take public transportation.

4. Blind people touch cards

In addition, in many elevators, bus stop signs and other places, there will be blind people touching the signs to facilitate their perception of information.