The Japanese inventor was born in 1926 and he transformed the way the blind navigate through cities.
Google Doodle is honoring the life-changing invention of tactile paving by Seiichi Miyake on the 52nd anniversary of its unveiling.
He came up with two main designs, one with raised dots alerting the blind that they are approaching danger, like a road crossing. The other had solid bars, signaling guidance along a safe path. The different textures allowed the blind to feel their way with their shoes or cane, or with the help of a guide dog.
On this day in 1967, a street near the Okayama School for the Blind in Okayama City, Japan, introduced his ingenious invention. It was then rolled out across Japan and made mandatory across its railway stations within a decade. The tactile paving is now a feature of cityscapes around the world.
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