Totally agree Mark, consistency is key. But key signage,Male/female WC and teaching room iD is important. RNIB Sign Design guide available on - line.
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Hi Pauline
Having worked as a sign consultant for the RNIB for the last 18 years promoting accessible signage it’s upsetting to hear that a university has been given the advice to move away from Braille and tactile signs. I agree with Vin in that Braille and tactile signs need to be placed in consistent locations at the recommended height range , as per the guidance in the RNIB's Sign Design Guide. However moving away from tactile signs and concentrating on well contrasted signs only, will discriminate against users who may well only be able to access the information through touch. The RNIB have been working tirelessly to promote good sign design which includes Braille and tactile text and they would recommend that the signs continue to incorporate raised text and Braille
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Mark
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Subject: Signage design
Hello,
A colleague at a university (not the university where I work) posted the following question on another forum. Can anyone here offer advice for me to feed back to him?
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I wondered if anyone may be able to offer me some advice? We’ve had a query from our Estates department with regards to policy for internal University signage. They seem to have had advice that signage policy is moving away from providing a combination of tactile, Braille, and high contrast lettering, to chiefly providing high contrast signs. To me I can’t really see how reducing options for accessible signage could constitute an improvement for blind or visually impaired people, but whilst I’m rather sceptical about this we feel we ought to take their enquiry on face value and answer it in a constructive manner. If you have any experience in this area we would be really grateful for any advice.
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Many thanks
Pauline Lamb
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