Engraved Signs with Raster™ Braille
Engraved acrylic signs with Raster™ Braille are a cost-effective way to meet your signage needs. Available with or without frames, you may choose from panel signs or changeable, modular units. Our wide variety of standard sizes and colors will provide your customers with an attractive, yet economical, braille sign system. All our products comply with the stringent requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
"4.30.4* Raised and Brailled Characters and Pictorial Symbol Signs (Pictograms). Letters and numerals shall be raised 1/32 in, upper case, sans serif or simple serif type and shall be accompanied with Grade 2 Braille. Raised characters shall be at least 5/8 in (16 mm) high, but no higher than 2 in (50 mm). Pictograms shall be accompanied by the equivalent verbal description placed directly below the pictogram. The border dimension of the pictogram shall be 6 in (152 mm) minimum in height."
Quoted from the ADA signage requirements. Here is a link to the ADA Standards for Accessible Design (Acrobat PDF format) (4.5 MB file). Get Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Tacoma Rubber Stamp is a licensed manufacturer of Raster™ Braille. Our customer service staff can help you with any custom braille sign needs or questions you may have. Room number signs for Hotels or Convention Halls, restroom signs, no smoking or any other sign needed for public access.
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Features of our Raster™ Braille Signs
• Meets all ADA requirements for dimension, spacing, dot height, and shape of Braille lettering
• Meets all ANSI A117.1-1998 standards
• Durable
• Weatherproof in all environments
• Attractive appearance
• Rasters™ are available in a variety of colors and materials
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Here's a close up example of Raster™ Braille. The braille beads are clear allowing them to take on the color of the background of the signage minimizing the visual impact of the design but meeting all of the ADA's requirements in a sign.
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Here's a close up example of engraved braille sign. Engraving the braille gives a harsher visual impact and is most times not acceptable but we can produce signs that meet the ADA's requirement with either Raster™ Braille or engraved braille. |
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Here's the final sample of the Raster™ Braille sign. As you can see it gives a very clean look while meeting all of the ADA's requirements. Tacoma Rubber Stamp is a licensed manufacturer of Raster™ Method Braille and we are always more than happy to talk to meet any specific request for signs or any other braille need you may have. Feel free to contact our customer service staff with any questions or to place an order for Raster™ Braille signs.
Please review the ADA's requirements for signage size, placement and type size (including the size of the braille type).
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Raster™ Method Braille signs help to give your signs compliance with the ADA requirements while giving you a clean and professional look. The Raster™ Method Braille is a method of taking a machined bead (Raster™) and inserting it in a hole. The Raster™ is then held in place by a piece of acrylic that is tightly fit to the Raster™. Raster™ Braille makes for very clean and profession signs.
ADA requirements for Braille Signs.
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ADA Regulatory Signs
We also cary Kroy ADA Regulatory Signs. Injection Molded ADA Signs - ADA Regulatory Signs are injection molded, medium impact ABS plastic signs, featuring international symbols, raised copy, Grade II Braille and matte finishes. Measuring 8" x 8", these signs comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Stocked for immediate availability in blue, ADA regulatory signs are available in popular colors for interior and exterior sign applications.
  
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