ADA compliant signage
ADA signage
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Quick tips for ADA signage
Pictograms
- Field should be at least 6”
Characters
- Must all be in uppercase and not italic, oblique or script
- Sans serif font
- Raised text
- Should be 5/8” minimum and 2” maximum
Finish
- Non-glare
Braille
- Grade 2
Location
- Along the latch side of the door
Sign height
- Signs must be installed at least 48” high and no higher than 60”
Grade 2 braille - contracted
- Diagram: braille cells for “exit stairs”, showing “st” as a single contracted cell (e x i t | st a i r s).
Keep braille transcriptions together
- To make things easier for those who are visually impaired, it’s required that all braille is grouped together in one section, and always located at the bottom of the sign.
Does your sign require braille?
- Required: Signage identifying permanent rooms and/or spaces, such as restrooms or exam rooms.
- Required: Signage offering directions to permanent rooms and/or spaces such as those with arrows pointing to lobbies or exits.
- Signage identifying rooms and/or places that frequently change are exempt from ADA requirements, such as signs displaying company names and addresses.
Does your sign require pictograms?
- Required on signs for the handicapped
- Recommended on common signage
- Optional on all other signs
Taken from the 2010 ADA Standards from Accessible Design issued by the Department of Justice, Section 703, Signs. Additional signage needed to be Title 24 compliant, applies to California only.
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