To all my non-disabled followers please spread this message. #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist just because someone uses a wheelchair doesn’t mean they can’t walk or move. Wheelchairs are mobility aids & they are used for so many different reasons! Disability is not a binary. Do you use glasses? Do you assume all people who wear glasses have the same prescription as you? No of course not! So why would you assume all wheelchair users are totally paralysed? Or all guide dog owners are completely blind? Disability is diverse & we are all different!

As I’ve been trained by fab @guidedogs how to navigate using tactile pavement I thought I would share some key info in a thread! First, blister paving at road crossing points. The tactile round bumpy paving at pelican crossings is usually red & bumps are in horizontal rows. At pelican or controlled pedestrian crossings the red bumpy blister paving is in an L shape. The vertical tail of the L connects to the building line. This helps VI people find the crossing as they follow the L into the bottom corner. This also leads to the button box.