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Let Custom Signs help you design ADA, braille, and tactile (raised image) signs, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. With our custom design tool, we make it easy for you to create signs that meet current regulatory standards to ensure that your organization is ADA compliant.
Design SKU: SCRATCH-ESP-ADA
Item #:1007148

SIGNS THAT IDENTIFY A ROOM, SPACE, OR AREA
- Must have raised characters and braille text
- Characters must be Sans Serif and all uppercase (Helvetica is most common)
- Character height must be between 5/8” and 2” high
- Font must be ADA compliant – not overly bold, condensed, italic, oblique, script, or decorative
- Sign must include pictogram (symbols that stand for accessibility) with 6” high background field required (wheelchair, ear, phone, or keyboard)
- Non-glare finish with contrasting color
- ADA signs are required for both public access and all employee areas
INFORMATIONAL, DIRECTIONAL, AND OVERHEAD SIGNS
- Braille not required
- Raised characters not required
- Characters must be Sans or Simple Serif and can be upper and lowercase
- Informal and Directional signs must have character height of 5/8” minimum; Overhead Signs must have 2” height minimum
- Pictogram not required
- Non-glare finish with contrasting color
INFORMATIONAL signs provide information about a room, space or area, for example, “Emergency Medical Staff Only”.
DIRECTIONAL signs provide direction to a room, space, or area, for example, “Exit to Waiting Room”.
OVERHEAD signs are ideal for wall, ceiling, and projection type signs, mounted overhead, for example, “Elevators”.