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It's all InsideMore shops show off their gorgeous, ADA-compliant signage.
For these ADA signs, it's about more than function. It's about form. It's about art. It's about taking the architectural in "architectural signage" to heart and creating signs that are truly part of a building's experien . . . » MORE |
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It's all InsideSignmakers are elevating architectural signage to an art form.
A different way of branding. That’s one way Reuven Rahamim, president of Accent Signage Systems (Minneapolis), describes architectural and ADA signage. One look at the signs in this gallery, and you can see what he means: They’re not just . . . » MORE |
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New Directions: Insightful GraphicsEye Catch Signs manufacturers Brailliant Touch architectural signage.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was adopted in 1990 to mandate civil-rights protections and promote mobility for the handicapped. Compliant signage and graphics that aid sight-impaired individuals comprise a portion of the legislati . . . » MORE |
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ADA Signage's New Look and Feel"Final" is a relative term; implementation varies.
New Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines, which define how signs are made for the built environment, have been finalized by the U.S. Access Board. These changes, already in effect for some buildings, carry unknown implementation da . . . » MORE |
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The New ANSI Standards for ADA SignageNew standards enhance the old
Late in 1998, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
published its new ANSI A117.1-1998 standards for Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) signage. Also, the nearly identical federal
ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) have been presen . . . » MORE |
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Signs of IndependenceTalking Signs expand possibilities
For visually impaired people, walking canes, guide dogs and Braille
frequently fall short in the daily wayfinding challenge. None of
these aids locates public facilities or tells the person when it's
safe to cross the street. Thus, people wi . . . » MORE |
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The New ADAAGWhat it means for ADA sign makers
In 1998, after five years of task force meetings and long
committee sessions, the American National Standards Institute
published the new version of ANSI-A117.1, the standards for
accessible buildings. In that 1998 standard was what loo . . . » MORE |
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ADA Turns 10 in 2000Court cases and other agreements have helped ensure access for millions of disabled Americans.
Y2K marks more than the dawn of a new millennium, a computer
crisis that never came to pass and Britney Spears' first and last
year on the music charts. The year -- specifically, July 26, 2000 --
is also the tenth anniversary of the Americans with . . . » MORE |
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Inside BIDS and FIDSADA mandates visible and audible systems
Automated baggage information display systems (BIDS) and automated
flight information display systems (FIDS) are those conspicuous
monitors and screens that guide airline passengers to their luggage
and respective gates. Thousands of people rely o . . . » MORE |
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In Search of...WayfindingAn overview of three wayfinding systems
Editors Note: We asked Patrick Gallagher, principal of
Gallagher and Associates (Washington, D.C.), and president of the
Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) to define
"wayfinding." His definition follows.
What is wayfindin . . . » MORE |
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