A TACTILE FEEL FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
A TACTILE FEEL FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
The next time you find yourself in public waiting patiently for a tram, close your eyes, black out the world around you and give up your sense of sight.
How do you feel? Confused, frustrated, scared, vulnerable?
How do your know where to go; the right direction to take, when to stop, when to start, how safe it is to stand where you’re standing before you’re collected by a tram???
Sight is a sense we overwhelmingly take for granted until we lose it. For many in our society, life or death judgement calls without the advantage of sight is a day to day, minute by minute reality. How do the vision impaired survive in a society that is predominantly geared for those of us who can see?
In 1992, Federal Parliament passed the Disability Discrimination Act, essentially to address this question. The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 protects individuals across Australia from direct and indirect discrimination in many parts of public life, such as employment, education and access to premises. The Law ensures that the physically handicapped are considered during the planning and remodification of infrastructue design, this, of course, very much extends to transport.
Imagine how life is for those who are unable to see; CTA Australia has built is business around this premise.
CTA Australia is an Australian owned and operated company that is making its own innovative mark on tactile facilities for the visually impaired. On offer is a diverse range of Tactile Indicators and braille signage. Next time you happen to be at a tram stop, or descending steps that are finished with stair nosing, close your eyes and let a tactile environment guide you.
If you are involved in major construction, remodifications or simply interested in tactile aids for the visually impaired, take a look at the CTA website: www.cobbletac.com. In the meantime, these are a list of products ready for you to purchase.
CobbleTac® permanent
Inlaid-Porcelain CobbleTac® Tactiles are manufactured in tough porcelain to provide a cost competitive permanent solution and are warranted against manufacturing faults for a period of 10 years when installed to the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
SureSteel®
SureSteel®, discrete architectural stainless steel Tactile studs are manufactured form 1 solid piece of Austenitic 316 stainless steel ensuring the Tactile head will never detach from the anchoring spigot. Cleaned and chemically processed in CTA Australia’s proprietary SureSteel® process to ensure the stainless steel studs look great and last the test of time.
PolyStud®
PolyStud® is engineered and purpose built tough to withstand extreme point loading and side impact even over asphalt. The unique formulation and large anchoring spigot not only ensures the product is made to last, it also protects the substrate from any possibility of damage. PolyStud® is long lasting & resistant to heavy traffic abuse and maintenance machinery.
PolyPad®
PolyPad® retro-fit polymeric Tactiles manufactured from premium polymeric materials.Stamps required:R11VicRoads approved product. New 600x900mm format. New designer colour range
ProStep®
Heavy duty integrated aluminum extrusion
Stamps required: R13. New carpet over underlay range
ProStep® Stair Nosing milled in a bull nosed or straight faced anodised finish to provide a long term attractive non-slip solution
Medium Duty Metal Angles
Medium Duty Metal Angles suitable for use when ProStep® Stair Nosing is not practical e.g. ladder rungs or when priority is performance at minimal cost. Complete range of simple but effective carborundum modified angled plate. Multitude of sizes & profiles
CTA Australia Pty Ltd can supply a purpose built solution for every application. R13 rating for optimum safety, exceeding requirements of the Australian Standards AS/NZ 4586:2004
CTA Service and reliability. CTA Australia Pty Ltd specializes in the manufacture, supply and installation of access products. Having combined experience of over 20 years in the industry, the management of CTA has made an investment in design, quality and technology to deliver superior products.
We can help you with the supply of product or a complete supply and install service which is guaranteed to meet the Australian Standards and building codes. Importantly, we can provide documented evaluation of slip resistance and luminance, so you have complete peace of mind.
CTA also warehouses in each state and wholesales direct to the builder, ensuring our prices are very competitive and in most cases, we can provide next day delivery.
