A number of articles contained in D.P.R. 503/96:
Art. 1.2.c "Architectural barriers are defined as: the absence of devices and signals which permit orientation and the ability to recognise places and sources of danger for all people and in particular for the blind, visually impared and the deaf".
Art 4 "Projects relating to public spaces and town planning schemes predominantly for pedestrian use must anticipate at least one accessible route able to allow for ... the use of services, social relations and enjoyment of the surroundings also for people with reduced or limited motory or sensory ability".
Art. 7.1 "For stairs and ramps are regulated by the provision contained in points 4.1.10 of the decree of the Minister of public works 14 June 1989, n. 236." The aforementioned Ministerial Decree states in art. 4.1.10.6: "Stair ramps must be easily perceived also by blind 'people" and in art. 8.1.10 "... A signal on the floor (a strip of material which is different or in any case perceivable by blind people), situated at least 30 cm from the first and last stair, must indicate the beginning and the end of the ramp".
Art. 13.3 "For external spaces belonging to the same buildings, the necessary requirement for accessibility is considered as met if there is at least one route for access to the building useable also by people with reduced or limited motory or sensory ability".
