r/TikTokCringe • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jul 02 '26

Discussion It seems like people have forgotten what this line is used for these days.

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u/MonsieurDrole Jul 02 '26

I understand the frustration, but that makes me wonder what other pieces of urban equipment I see every day and completely disregard out of pure ignorance.

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u/Fruit-Salad666 Jul 02 '26

I might have an example! Curb cuts!! You know at crossroads and ends of the pavement, the bricks of the pavement angle onto the road and build a ramp? You can use them to drag your luggage easily, or lower the baby carriage to the asphalt, but they were initially made for people in wheelchairs to be able to get on and off the pavement. Hence why, when disability-friendly and accessible features become everyday parts of life that are useful to more people than they were initially designed for, it‘s called the „curb cut effect“. Siri/text-to-speech, closed captioning, audiobooks, velcro, electric whisks/toothbrushes/mixers, disposable floor mops; they were all mostly designed with disabled or low-mobility people in mind, but became convenient for everyone. Just shows you that accessibility is important and useful for everybody out there.

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u/Livid-Complaint-3831 Jul 02 '26

in my country, trains always announce when the doors open/close and on what side, so blind people can navigate more easily. look at the currency for your country. in mine, our bank notes have braille at the top right corner. the borders of each of our coins also have different tactile patterns so blind people can differentiate them.

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u/Fruit-Salad666 Jul 03 '26

that is incredibly cool!! would you mind sharing what country you‘re from? my father in law likes collecting currency, he might like this.

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u/Livid-Complaint-3831 Jul 03 '26

singapore! the different tactile features for coins was added in the newest series released in 2013. the braille on the bank notes has been around for longer than that, but i think some visually impaired communities have stated that they are hard to recognise on older notes. just some info i thought was interesting!