ADA compliant braille signs overview
The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) guarantees that people with disabilities can navigate through your facility and have access throughout all buildings. All state and local government facilities, clinics, schools, commercial facilities and any place of public accommodation must adhere to certain enforceable design guidelines. ADA signs refer to architectural facility signs that must be compliant with ADAAG (ADA Accessibility Guidelines).
An architectural building sign must comply with ADA if it identifies, informs about or directs to:
- A permanent room or space in a facility.
- Functional facility spaces.
- Accessible facility features.
WHAT MAKES AN ADA SIGN COMPLIANT?
There are several factors that make an interior (and sometimes exterior) sign compliant with ADA rules:
- Font choice
- Font style
- Character heights
- Character stroke thickness
- Character/line spacing
- Pictogram size
- Color contrast
- Sign location
- Mounting method and height
- Non-reflective sign materials
- Raised characters/braille
Working within the above parameters to create a unique and attractive sign that blends well and compliments your facility is what we here at LEAF SIGN and DESIGN excel at.
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