Escalators and Moving Walkways
Escalators and moving walkways enhance accessibility by providing smooth transitions over elevation changes. To be fully inclusive, they should have sufficient width, safety features like visual contrasts, and operate at a safe speed, allowing easy navigation for all users.
- Minimum width for escalators and moving walkways should be 1.00 meter, with a maximum slope of 12%.
- Ensure a maximum speed of 0.50 m/s.
- Mark step edges with a contrasting band for visibility.
- Ensure handrails contrast visually with the surroundings and extend horizontally.
- Follow applicable safety and maintenance regulations for moving walkways and escalators.
Sources
- https://cdn.mitma.gob.es/portal-web-drupal/estudios_y_publicaciones/guia_accesibilidad.pdf
- https://www.une.org/encuentra-tu-norma/busca-tu-norma/norma?c=N0007851
- https://www.une.org/encuentra-tu-norma/busca-tu-norma/norma?c=N0066564
- https://www.une.org/encuentra-tu-norma/busca-tu-norma/norma?c=N0050139
- Carers
- Children
- Cognitive
- Cognitive abilities
- Decolonial perspective
- Digital
- Digital barrier
- Enviroment
- Environmental
- Gender and generations
- Gender perspective
- Hearing impairment
- Low-education
- Low-income
- Older people
- Other
- Physical abilities and features
- Sensory and Physical
- Socioeconomic
- Visual impairment