GIMI ACCESS is a company that specialises in the provision of hard infrastructure i.e. Tactile Ground Surface Indicators (TGSI) blocks, as well as professional consultation on the implementation and layout of the SANS 784:2008 “Design for access and mobility - Tactile indicators”, tactile nodule for the South African market. WARNING AND GUIDANCE TACTILES
GIMI ACCESS is a company that manufacture t
he physical Warning and Guidance Tactile blocks and can deliver it to any site within South Africa. Other than supplying the hard landscaping blocks, GIMI ACCESS also provides consulting services on the correct layout, design and installation of TGSI's in South Africa. Design follows SANS 784 principals as well as the GIBB developed, standard technical drawings book, titled Tactile
Ground Surface Indicators & Pedestrian Crossings. LAYOUT CONSULTATION
The correct implementation, application as well as construction of pedestrian ramps in South Africa have created much confusion and controversy for the past years. Not to mention the correct inclusion of Tactile Ground Surface Indicators (TGSI) or Blister paving as some may call it. The effective and successful use of the tactile paving surface depends on visual impaired pedestrians understanding the different meanings assigned to the different tactiles and layouts. It is important that visual impaired people be made aware of the presence or the facilities in their area. GIMI ACCESS is a company that specialises in the field of universal acces/inclusive design in the hard landscaping of the built environment.
