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Oct07
I know what you mean but ...
| 07/10/09 | Categories: Airports, Information, Railways, Safety/Security, State of the ART | by: A Sharp 
There's a sign on the platforms at London Bridge station, one of the major London railway termini.
It says, "Accessible route to platforms and way out".
It points, of course, to a route which is easily accessible, with ramps rather than stairs.
But when I see a wording where a noun or verb is qualified, I often test the effect of reversing or removing the qualification. If you negate this one, you find yourself looking for signs to an inaccessible route! There aren't any, unsurprisingly.
Similarly I remember seeing a toilet in the US labelled, "Handicapped restroom" - and, of course, thought, "Poor restroom!".
Ideas, please, on what the signage should say in these cases!
It needs to be unpatronising, clear and short. I like, for example, the signage on some trains, "Please give up this seat to someone who needs it more than you" - that's non-patronising, and doesn't put people into pigeon holes.
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