Carry Accessibility Requirements From Standards to Construction

PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY SPECIALIST

A woman wearing sunglasses, a white jacket, and a bright coral top walks through a marked crosswalk with her German Shepherd Seeing Eye dog in harness. She appears confident and focused as they cross a multi-lane street. Cars are stopped in the background, and a traffic signal is visible to the right. The environment suggests an urban or industrial area.
Image used with permission from Walk Bike Safe Texas https://www.walkbikesafetexas.org/

Accessibility succeeds when its intent survives every handoff from planning and design through procurement, construction, and installation. Suzette May, LLC helps transportation professionals understand what pedestrian accessibility requirements say, why they are written that way, and how people who navigate nonvisually interact with the finished environment.

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Specialized Knowledge for Better Project Decisions

Pedestrian accessibility questions often cross disciplines. Standards, plan details, equipment placement, construction decisions, and field conditions all affect the final result. Suzette May brings the standards, research, and nonvisual navigation perspective together so project teams can identify concerns early and address them constructively.

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Legally blind woman wearing sunglasses and a red top stands at a street corner holding a white cane. She is positioned near an Accessible Pedestrian Signal with locator tones and vibrotactile buttons visible on the pole.
Image used with permission from Walk Bike Safe Texas https://www.walkbikesafetexas.org/
A woman stands confidently on a stage holding a microphone, mid-presentation. She wears a teal blouse, navy pants, and a name badge that reads “Speaker.” Behind her, a projector screen displays a slide titled “Challenges Faced 4” with an image of an inaccessible pedestrian signal. To the side of the stage, her German Shepherd Seeing Eye Dog lies calmly on the floor behind her wearing his guide harness.

Suzette May presenting on common accessible pedestrian signal issues at a professional transportation conference.

Pedestrian Accessibility Services

01.

Pedestrian Accessibility Consultation

Focused review of plans, diagrams, photographs, design concepts, field conditions, and project questions.

02.

Professional Training

Standards and research explained through the human factors and nonvisual navigation tasks behind the requirements.

03.

Field and Project Support

On-site assessment, ongoing technical consultation, and project-specific support quoted according to scope.

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STANDARDS, RESEARCH, AND NONVISUAL NAVIGATION

Why This Perspective Matters

Standards and Research

Understand what the requirements say and the evidence behind them.

Nonvisual Navigation

Understand how blind and low-vision pedestrians find information, make decisions, and move through transportation environments.

Collaborative Project Support

Clarify difficult questions early enough to resolve them constructively.

What Our Clients Are Saying

Suzette’s insights transformed our approach to accessibility. Her knowledge and passion are invaluable for any transportation agency.

-avery johnson, Ph.D,
Associate Transportation Researcher

“Suzette has been a thoughtful and consistent contributor to our MPO’s workgroups and planning efforts, offering valuable insights grounded in lived experience.  Her proactive engagement, detailed feedback, and willingness to review materials through the lens of accessibility have meaningfully informed our approach and helped us plan for more inclusive and usable outcomes for all travelers, including those with disabilities.”


-Waco Metropolitan Planning Organization

Suzette’s knowledge of Accessible Pedestrian Signals is extraordinary.  Even more impressive, though, is her passion and energy for it. It  is contagious  – and exactly what will create the change our community has needed for so long.

-Kristin Smedley
Co-Founder & CEO
Curing ReTinal Blindness Foundation

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