Have you talked to the national office of the ACB?

There seems to have been a breakthrough in subcommittee meetings working
toward a recommendation to the Access Board.

As I understand it, the principle is that a walk button should be placed
across the sidewalk from the curb cut and ramp.  This means it can be found
with existing button hardware and existing orientation aids (dog or cane).

But talk to the ACB.  They can explain it better than I.

Al

PS:

If blind people were to have to carry yet another device that was an
interrogator that would cause pedestrian walk-light buttons to chirp or
otherwise identify themselves, it would have to similarly wake up a lot of
other more common things.

I made a few grunts in this direction in a message archived at (long URL
warning):

  yet another physical link phenomenology enters the fray


http://trace.wisc.edu:8080/guest/archives/UACCESS-L/uaccess-l.0008/msg00005.
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At 01:57 AM 2000-08-21 +0000, Jeremy Lynch wrote:
>We are having a hard time getting willing participants to help us in our
>project. If you could take a couple of minutes to reply to this survey it
>would truly help us out. Thank You
>
>Worcester has requested Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to develop a
>user-friendly, cost effective crosswalk button locator. WPI needs your input
>to develop a solution that best suits your needs.
>
>Age:
>
>City:
>
>State:
>
>Which travel aids do you use?
>Guide Dog Cane Both
>
>Rate the importance of each sense when traveling in the city.
>(Rating 1-6, 1 being the least important and 6 being the most important)
>Hearing
>
>Touch
>
>Smell
>
>Sight (please answer only if partially impaired)
>
>Have you ever experienced a crosswalk button locator?
>Yes No
>
>If yes:
>Which device(s) have you experienced?
>
>Did this technology assist you in locating the crosswalk button?
>Yes No
>
>How much did they assist you?
>(Rating 1-6, 1 being the least helpful and 6 being the most helpful)
>
>What do you think the locating method or system should be?
>Audible Mechanical (physically recognizable)
>
>Please rate how bothersome it would be to carry an extra device to assist
>your travels?
>(Rating 1-6, 1 being the least bothersome and 6 being the most bothersome)
>
>If you have any suggestions for this project please feel free to share your
>thoughts.
>
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