Wayfinding Sytems and Accessibility

CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT

For ADP – Aeróports de Paris – France,
CRA created a Universally Accessible Wayfinding System conveyed in
French, English, and Spanish.

Charles de Gaulle Airport-Terminal 2C
was designated for the prototype.
The goal, to direct Passengers with Reduced Mobility from a sidewalk
to the desired reception, was achieved
with a multisensory system which can
be integrated into new construction or easily retrofitted into existing facilities.
  • The wayfinding system starts with a multisensoryinformation table to introduces the Terminal.
  • Raynes Rail segments with Braille and audio messagesinform passengers.
  • The glass slab present a tactile map of the terminal
  • Accessible paths, counters and reserved seating are raised and indicated in yellow.
  • Along the route, handrailsgive sequential information.
  • The messages facilitate the navigation of non-sighted travelers through obstacles such as revolving doors.
  • Bright yellow Tacdots delineate the path already introduced on the tactile map.
  • The wayfinding for the visually impaired also uses floor marking to be accessible to visually impaired
  • The Tactdots are part of the wayfinding for the visually impaired that helps the visually impaired
  • Visually impaired using the wayfinding for the visually impaired

MBTA / RUGGLES ST. STATION

BOSTON, MA

CRA conceived, researched and designed three 2-sided Retrospective Exhibits, which animate the Pedestrian Concourse and depict the history of Roxbury over three centuries.

BOSTON CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTER

BOSTON, MA

The massive slanted glass slabs are incorporated into the reception desks.

Tactile floor plans raised from the
glass surface introduce the main
circulation throughout the exhibition
complex.

Directory listings with Braille are on changeable metal inserts.
  • The tactile map is part of the wayfinding system for the visually impaired
  • Zoom on a tactile, wayfinding for visually impaired

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