Google Doodle is honoring the life-changing invention of tactile paving by Seiichi Miyake on the 52nd anniversary of its unveiling. Today's Doodle features the bright yellow blocks used in the ...

Sight is by far the sense that we humans use the most when navigating an environment. When those who are blind or visually impaired walk alone, they put themselves at great risk of falling or ...

Ever notice those bumpy tiles at the crosswalk? These "Tenji squares" were designed by Japanese inventor Seichii Miyake, whose simple idea "drastically improved the way those who are visually impaired ...

Today's Google Doodle honors inventor Seiichi Miyake, who developed the tactile pavement that helps visually impaired people navigate street crossings and transit stations. If you've walked around a ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The UK's pavements are covered with different patterns – but you might not know that they actually serve a very important purpose. The patterns are called tactile ...

Tactile paving in the city of Taiyuan, China has been criticised for its zig-zag design. The distinct surface is often used to help those who are blind or partially sighted, but over a stretch of 100 ...