Nap's ADA Sign Blog — Braille Restroom Signs

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...

  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...

Nap’s ADA Guide to Interior ADA Signage    All ADA compliant signs must have: Signs shall have a non glare finish with high contrasting colors. Text characters shall be San Serif and all Upper Case, nor overly bold, condensed, or italic. Design that meets specific requirements with copy height, stroke and spacing. Pictograms shall be in their own 6" high field and must have text directly below pictogram field. Braille shall be together and 3/8" to 1/2" below the last line of text. Braille shall be dome shaped, not flat or pointed.      All ADA signs fall into one...

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...

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...