Guidelines

ADA Regulations

Signage indicating permanent rooms or space must have Braille
Grade 2 & Dome shape
Shall be a direct translation and located below the copy
For multiple lines of copy, Braille shall not be located below entire text
Shall be lower case except fo proper nouns, individual letters, names, or acronyms
Directional and informational signage does not require Braille

Signs may not protrude more than 4″ from a wall (Fig. 1)
Flag-mounted signs & over-head signs must be mounted a minimum of 80″ from the finished floor (Fig. 1)

Vertical placemetn based on tactile characters location:
- Minimum: Baseline of lowest character must be 48″ above the finish floor
- Maximum” Baseline of highest character must not extend past 60″ above the finished floor (Fig. 2)
Tactile signs shall be located at the latch side of the door, to the right of double doors. If no space is available at the latch side of the door, or to the right of double doors, the signs shall be placed on the nearest adjacent wall if no other space.
There must be a clear floor space of 18″ x 18″ minimum, centered on the tactile characters. This space should not be intersected by the arc of any door swing between the closed position and 45 degrees open position. (Fig, 3)