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Whether you are designing, fabricating or installing signage, it is important to ensure that compliance with ADA regulations is maintained.
Below you will the section of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Code specific to signage - Section 4.30.
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Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards - 4.30 Signage
GENERAL. Signage required to be accessible by 4.1 shall comply with 4.30.
CHARACTER PROPORTION. Letters and numbers on signs shall have a width-to-height ratio between 3:5 and 1:1 and a stroke width-to-height ratio between 1:5 and 1:10.
COLOR CONTRAST. Characters and symbols shall contrast with their background - either light characters on a dark background or dark characters on a light background.
RAISED CHARACTERS OR SYMBOLS. Letters and numbers on signs shall be raised 1/32 in (0.8 mm) minimum and shall be sans serif characters. Raised characters or symbols shall be at least 5/8 in (16 mm) high, but no higher than 2 in (50 mm). Symbols or pictographs on signs shall be raised 1/32 in (0.8 mm) minimum.
SYMBOLS OF ACCESSIBILITY. Accessible facilities required to be identified by 4.1, shall use the international symbol of accessibility.
