Design ADA-compliant interior tactile and braille signage for a client's building directory
domain: access-board.gov · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Mount tactile characters with the baseline of the lowest character 48 inches minimum and the baseline of the highest character 60 inches maximum above the finish floor.
Position braille below the corresponding tactile text, below the full text block if multi-line, with 3/8 inch minimum separation from other tactile characters and from raised borders or decorative elements.
Format braille dots with a domed or rounded shape per the dimensional requirements in the 2010 ADA Standards.
Locate door-mounted signs on the latch side of the door; for double doors with one active leaf, mount on the inactive leaf; for two active leaves, mount to the right of the right-hand door.
Confirm the sign type, since the tactile and braille requirements apply specifically to signs identifying permanent rooms and spaces, not all wayfinding or directional signage.
Known gotchas
Not all interior signs require braille or tactile characters; the 2010 ADA Standards tactile requirement applies to permanent room and space identification signs, while directional and overhead signs have different, visual-only requirements.
Mounting height and door-side placement are mandatory geometry rules with no tolerance for approximation; a tactilely correct sign mounted at the wrong height or door side still fails compliance.
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