ADA Signs Include Braille Letters

What are ADA signs? According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, marked signage with Braille is required for businesses in order to meet federal requirements. ADA signs mark wheelchair accessible building entrances, rooms within buildings, and even where exits are in case of an emergency.

An ADA sign, such as the ones seen here, is a necessary component within any new, public facility. These regulatory placards will quickly satisfy prerequisites set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act, including 1/32"d raised lettering (Braille). These accessibility plaques, ADA signs integrate 5/8"h characters, in all capital letters and standard text, to communicate to visitors an informative message. ADA signs, also known as compliant plaques, feature pictograms to help communicate each display's message.

Each ADA sign has either a silver-on-black or silver-on-blue design to create high-contrasting signage, visible by all. The accessibility placards, ADA signs also integrate literary Braille to assist visually-impaired individuals throughout any facility. Compliant signage is offered in a variety of styles, for several purposes. Customers can choose between handicap bathroom ADA signs, exit placards and general informative plaques. This regulatory signage is an affordable ADA sign that businesses can use throughout an entire building, making it more accessible by all!

• All ADA signs must have a non-glare background and non-glare characters. Glare and reflection are a major problem for the visually impaired.
• All ADA signs must have a high dark to light (or vice versa) contrast between characters and their background.
• All compliant signage must have "easy to read" typefaces.
• The rules are different for ADA signs that identify rooms and spaces, and placards that direct and inform. This because persons who are "functionally blind," (have no usable vision) are able to locate doors, and therefore can locate signage adjacent to doors that identify them, but have no consistent way to find directional and informational plaques that could be located everywhere along hallways.
• Directional and informational ADA signs can use upper and lower case letters (recommended by many specialists for visual readability) and "simple" serif typefaces of a non-decorative nature. Condensed or extended typefaces are not allowed on ADA signs. The size of the letters is dictated by the distance of the compliant signage from the expected position of the reader. Compliance placards high upon walls or overhead must have 3 inch high characters (measured by the uppercase character).
• Handicap and Americans Disabilities Act signage that identifies rooms and spaces is to be located adjacent to the door they identify so they can be located by persons who are functionally blind. For the most part, one plaque is used by both tactile and visual readers. However, it is possible to use two separate placards with the same information.
• Tactile placards require uppercase characters in sans serif typefaces.
• The characters can be from 5/8 inch to 2 inches high.
• The Braille must accompany the characters (usually placed below the characters) on each molded plaque and must be Contracted Braille.
• Compliant signage is installed 60 inches on center from the finished floor.
• If pictograms are used to identify the space (example: a restroom with gender pictograms), they must be in a six inch high clear field and accompanied by a tactile character and Braille label below the field.

All of the options offered on this page are all compliant with the guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Each unit, unlike custom signage, features a standard pictogram with the appropriate Braille lettering underneath. Like other types of directory systems, these placards are often used to direct patrons in the right direction, such as to a set of stairs.

• Point to elevators and hoist ways
• Identify a gender-specific or handicap accessible restroom
• Designate smoke-free zones
• Mark an emergency exit

These regulatory displays must follow specific guidelines during installation. Signage compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act must sit 60"h above finished flooring, to the centerline of each plaque. In general, a person must be able to approach within 3" of a placard, without encountering protruding items or the swing of a door. Just about any public building, including retail stores, banks, office buildings, airports and schools can benefit from the implementation of these compliant displays.

Molded regulatory plaques are sold here, as well a variety of other accessories for any new store, office or building. Customers can easily furnish an entire facility, using products found throughout the lobby displays category. There, customers are sure to find the necessary directory signage systems and supplies to successfully direct patrons and guests through your institution. This selection includes such merchandise as stanchions, lobby furniture, waste receptacles and more.

Compliant and custom signage are just one of the many product lines this site has available for purchase. In addition to regulatory placards, this site also sells numerous retail fixtures, restaurant accessories and trade show displays. Many of the offered merchandise are stocked for expedited shipping. In stock merchandise enable this company to offer some of the shortest shipping lead times found everywhere on the web. This sets us apart from other online wholesalers, as no other competitor is able to offer this type of service. Purchase your marketing display fixtures from this trusted online source today!