Apply ADA Standards 703 requirements for interior tactile/Braille signage
domain: access-board.gov · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Confirm which signs actually require tactile characters and Braille under the ADA Standards (generally permanent room/space identification signs, not signs that change frequently, which instead have their own visual-character requirements)
Confirm raised-character requirements: sans-serif, non-italic/non-script characters raised at least 1/32 inch above the background, with letter-width and line-spacing proportions meeting the standard's ratios
Confirm Braille requirements: Grade 2 (contracted) Braille with domed/rounded dots per the standard's dot-spacing table, positioned below the corresponding tactile text with the required minimum separation from other tactile elements or borders
Confirm mounting location: tactile characters generally must be centered between 48 inches minimum and 60 inches maximum above the floor, measured from the baseline of the lowest to highest character, and located on the latch side of the door where applicable
Check whether the local building code has also adopted an equivalent accessibility standard (e.g., an ICC A117.1-based state code) that may impose additional or slightly different requirements alongside the ADA Standards
Known gotchas
Not all interior signs need tactile/Braille treatment — signs that are changeable/temporary (e.g., directories, occupant names that change) typically follow separate visual-character requirements instead, and treating every sign as needing tactile elements over-scopes the job
Both a federal ADA Standards requirement and a separately adopted state/local accessibility code (often ICC A117.1-based) can apply simultaneously with slightly different technical details — check both, not just one
Mounting height and latch-side placement rules are specific and commonly missed on retrofit projects where the sign is placed for symmetry rather than per the standard
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