Barbados will introduced Japanese Braille blocks to help visually impaired move around more safely in public.

People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Minister Kirk Humphrey said the project fits into the country’s legislative agenda that supports the rights of persons with disabilities.

The Braille blocks provide tactile paving or textured ground surfaces and are designed to be detected by foot or with a cane and offer directional cues and warnings for those with limited vision.

He said training will be provided to persons on how to use the blocks, adding that the procedures to bring samples of the blocks have already begun.