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Normally, the only time you would identify an elevator with a tactile sign would be if there is a separate area with the elevators, and there is an actual door that you have to pass through to enter that area. A person who was blind would not know what was behind that door. In that case, you would put "Elevator" or "Elevator Lobby" in all uppercase raised characters accompanied by braille immediately adjacent to the door.
On the other hand, if you just want the elevators to be noticed from a distance, and they are pretty much in the open, I would assume you would want a large overhead visual only sign, or an overhead projecting sign. In this case, I recommend upper and lower case letters, which are not only legal, but actually more readable in many cases. The uppercase letters, where they occur, must be 3 inches high.
Remember that most people who are functionally blind can actually determine the presence of an elevator, assuming it's not behind a door, by sound and then by the tactile cues of the elevator itself. They would tend to do that prior to actually finding a tactile sign adjacent to an elevator, which they wouldn't expect and would not tend to look for.
Sharon Toji
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Exactly what type of sign is this?
Is it a wall sign going into an elevator area, the elevator(s) themselves, a wayfinding/directional either on the wall or overhead? If it is the elevator themselves can it be incorporated into the fire safety sign? (if required) or is it the level identifier or elevator number identifier at the call buttons?
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If it is an actual "ADA" sign then it must be all caps on the raised tactile visual characters with grade 2 braille below it. (the braille is not translated in all caps)