In Fukui Prefecture, as the snow piled up due to the heavy snowfall that started last week, a group of visually impaired people is asking people not to place the removed snow on the tactile blocks in order to ensure their safety when walking along the tactile blocks. asks for cooperation in snow removal.
In Fukui Prefecture, there are many places where the sidewalks are covered with snow due to the heavy snowfall from last week, and the tactile blocks are buried.
According to the Fukui Prefecture Welfare Association for the Visually Impaired, there have been cases in past heavy snowfalls in which removed snow was left on braille blocks, blocking the way for visually impaired people and making it impossible for them to proceed.
Every year, many people tend to stay indoors when it snows heavily, so the association asks people not to put the plowed snow on the tactile blocks in order to ensure safety when walking along the tactile blocks.
In addition, when removing snow from the sidewalks in front of houses and businesses, we ask for cooperation in removing as much snow as possible on the tactile blocks.
The Fukui Prefecture Welfare Association for the Visually Impaired said, ``Braille blocks serve as guideposts for people with visual impairments, and if they are buried in snow, it will be difficult for them to go out safely. I want you to hit me."