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ADA Guidelines for compliance!
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ADA SIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT Since 1992, accessible signage has been a requirement in the United States under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ADA guidelines are intended to remove barriers and make facilities accessible to all people with disabilities. All public facilities must take steps to comply with ADA guidelines. ADA signs fall into two categories: Signs that must have tactile copy and braille and signs that do not need the tactile/braille but must meet design guidelines and visual copy. When determining signage for a facility, a general rule of thumb is - if...
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Develop your business BRAND into your ADA signage
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Your brand is a perception in the mind of your customers, clients, employees, etc. It is what people imagine and feel when they think of your business or organization. ADA Signage is a huge part of a company’s branding strategy and when designed the right way can help to build brand awareness. Incorporating your logo within all your interior signage helps increase impressions and helps your audience to remember your business. Presenting your brand consistently across all platforms can increase revenue by 23%. (source www.smallbizgenius.net) Choosing the correct substrates for your interior ADA signs will also help reinforce your brand identity. For example...
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California ADA Restroom Signs
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CALIFORNIA ADA RESTROOM SIGNS - HISTORY While the Federal ADA regulations require only on sign to identify an open public restroom, California requires two. Their two-sign requirement came about because the State of California adopted Restroom Sign requirements prior to the American with Disability Act in 1991. The original California Restroom ADA signs, developed in March of 1970, consisted of two geometric shapes without any tactile pictograms, text or braille. These signs were invented and developed by Dr. Sam Genensky. He was seeing impaired and when working in Santa Monica, he had some awkward experiences looking for the correct restroom. ...
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ADA lodging Signage ... Where's my room?
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The ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, is a civil rights law signed by President Bush on July 26, 1990. This law mandates that individuals with disabilities shall have access to jobs, public accommodations, government services, lodging, public transportation, telecommunications ... Basically is states that all individuals shall be able to participate in, and have full access to all aspects of society. We hope to scratch the surface with this blog about the role ADA Signage plays within the lodging industry. Hotels, motels, inns and apartment complexes must comply fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), to provide and promote greater accessibility for...
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GENDER Free Signs ~ The Equitable Restrooms Act
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GENDER Free Signs – Illinois LAW ~ law SB 556 — the Equitable Restrooms Act. The Equitable Restrooms Act signed in Illinois, which takes effect on January 1, 2020, mandates that all single-occupancy restrooms “in a place of public accommodation or public building” to be identified as “all-gender and designated for use by no more than one person at a time or for family or assisted use… and each single-occupancy restroom shall be outfitted with exterior signage that marks the single-occupancy restroom as a restroom and does not indicate any specific gender.” Illinois will join California, Vermont and New Mexico...
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