"If no other impairments are included in the [disability] sign then there's a subliminal message that if it's all right for wheelchair users then everyone else can just struggle along - and that's massively unhelpful.

"We recently introduced a symbol which indicates that assistance is available, to be used at a reception desk or similar. It's meant for people who need guidance, so perhaps people with sight or cognitive difficulties. It's a picture of one person holding the hand of another."

"The Accessible Icon Project provides supplies and services to transform the old International Symbol of Access into an active, engaged image. We think visual representation matters. People with disabilities have a long history of being spoken for, of being rendered passive in decisions about their lives. The old icon, while a milestone in ADA history, displays that passivity: its arms and legs are drawn like mechanical parts, its posture is unnaturally erect, and its entire look is one that make the chair, not the person, important and visible. As people with disabilities of all kinds—not just chair users—create greater rights and opportunities for social, political, and cultural participation, we think cities should evolve their images of accessibility too."

http://www.accessibleicon.org/

http://boingboing.net/2013/05/25/new-york-city-adopts-new-inter.html

Nice article here - we've been working with the good people over at Triangle Inc (http://www.triangle-inc.org/) to provide customers with stencils and signs featuring this great new logo - something we're very proud to be participating in!