webfact Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Sign for the blind - but how on earth are they going to read it? Picture: Sanook Thai netizens were struggling to understand the point of a sign for the blind that appeared in a building. The sign said: "All blind people please hold the metal handrail throughout the building". The yellow sticker was posted online by "Kittisak Toppenstein Thowsombat" on Facebook. There was no sign of braille to be seen. Netizens conjectured that not all visually impaired people were totally blind. And the sign might be for the able-sighted to help the visually impaired get about. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-05-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Get Real Posted May 17, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2018 Thai logic as its best. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted May 17, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, Get Real said: Thai logic as its best. Just about the same as the wheelchair ramps here, that bloody steep even with somebody pushing you impossible to use. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Even Blind Freddie can see what is happening to this country! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 44 minutes ago, colinneil said: Just about the same as the wheelchair ramps here, that bloody steep even with somebody pushing you impossible to use. Yeah, I both seen them and used them. Have a friend that is bound to a wheelchair. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Just now, Get Real said: Yeah, I both seen them and used them. Have a friend that is bound to a wheelchair. You have used them !! Wow you must be a strong person. There is a wheelchair ramp near our home, it took my wife and 1 man to get me up it. Somebody thinks didnt i do a good job fixing that notice for blind people, clever me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, colinneil said: You have used them !! Wow you must be a strong person. Nah, I would guess my friend is a pretty small guy. Lucky me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peperobi Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Absolutely intelligent! Is it a government building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Aw come on guys! It is a step in the right direction. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiKiwi Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 (edited) The blind leading the blind. Or a sight for sore eyes. Sorry. Edited May 17, 2018 by Krataiboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inactiveposter Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 When my daughter started college in Boston, I took her to a nice restaurant and on the walk we crossed an intersection that had chirping bird sounds to indicate for blind people when it was safe to cross. She hadn’t seen one before and thought it was a great idea. So for fun, I asked her what they did for deaf people. (The perfect set up for a Dad joke.) She thought for a moment and said she didn’t know. I said, “Nothing. They’re deaf, not blind!” 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Perhaps there is braille embossed on all the handrails mentioned, saying "If you bump into this, please go search for a sign that will instruct you how to use it." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huahinboilerman Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 here in uk on some pedestrian traffic lights we have a spinning/vibrating button which tells deaf/blind persons there route is green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 7 hours ago, webfact said: Thai netizens were struggling to understand the point of a sign for the blind that appeared in a building. God help them if the have the same in the lift - they will be going round in circles until election day ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruit Trader Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Street signs must allow for all circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie11950 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 1 hour ago, inactiveposter said: When my daughter started college in Boston, I took her to a nice restaurant and on the walk we crossed an intersection that had chirping bird sounds to indicate for blind people when it was safe to cross. She hadn’t seen one before and thought it was a great idea. So for fun, I asked her what they did for deaf people. (The perfect set up for a Dad joke.) She thought for a moment and said she didn’t know. I said, “Nothing. They’re deaf, not blind!” In Australia, the pedestrian crossing boxes ( where you push the button) will vibrate on green as well as chirp and it has braile generally too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennypick Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 This is very similar to the footpaths where they have dimpled tiles in the center of the footpaths for the blind, then they stick concrete posts or telephone boxes in the middle of them to walk into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 8 hours ago, webfact said: Thai netizens were struggling to understand the point of a sign for the blind that appeared in a building. 8 hours ago, webfact said: Netizens conjectured that not all visually impaired people were totally blind. And the sign might be for the able-sighted to help the visually impaired get about. Seems the "netizens" have asked and answered their own question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dude Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Stupid...so moronic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losername Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 9 hours ago, webfact said: And the sign might be for the able-sighted to help the visually impaired get about. That's it. Decades ago I was skiing as a sighted guide for blind ex-servicemen. They wore tabards with a sign of yellow or orange background with three bold black dots on them indicating a blind skier. Everyone on the slopes, from the youngest learner to the oldest veteran, knew the sign and was able to assist in safe skiing for all by allowing for the circumstances. A brief search on Google seems to suggest that this sign is no longer used but it worked for us and was multilingual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantom Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 9 hours ago, colinneil said: Just about the same as the wheelchair ramps here, that bloody steep even with somebody pushing you impossible to use. The Australian standard for wheelchair ramps is a maximum grade of 1:14. Ramps here are frequently 1:8 and less. Useless for most people in wheelchairs. I have arranged and designed building access incorporating ramps more times than I care to remember. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, fantom said: The Australian standard for wheelchair ramps is a maximum grade of 1:14. Ramps here are frequently 1:8 and less. Useless for most people in wheelchairs. I have arranged and designed building access incorporating ramps more times than I care to remember. Spot on mate, in the UK it is1.12, i constructed a few myself over the years. The first 1 i did was too steep and ha to be ripped out, cost me a fair bit, i never made that mistake again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AsiaHand Posted May 17, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2018 13 hours ago, Get Real said: Thai logic as its best. And I thought that it was a stupid idea when I saw that they installed braille on the ATM s at the drive up areas at the bank .I could not quite picture a blind person driving up to the ATM and using it to get his money. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Removed a troll post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryasimight Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 20 hours ago, AsiaHand said: And I thought that it was a stupid idea when I saw that they installed braille on the ATM s at the drive up areas at the bank .I could not quite picture a blind person driving up to the ATM and using it to get his money. Blind driver prank.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attrayant Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Here's another puzzle: how do the deer know they're supposed to cross here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiaHand Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 (edited) On 18/5/2561 at 8:27 PM, attrayant said: Here's another puzzle: how do the deer know they're supposed to cross here? Maybe going to Deer School ? Or is for the lazy hunter to wait here ? Edited May 20, 2018 by AsiaHand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puwa Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I almost never see blind people in Thailand navigating without the aid of a seeing person. I think once or twice I've seen guide dogs in Bkk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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