Signage

How to install Braille and Tactile Signs

Accessible wayfinding signage provides great benefits for all visitors and members of the public. When information is provided in various formats for use by people of all abilities, everyone can safely move to their desired location.

How to Install Braille Tactile Signs 

 

Applicable Standard

AS 1428.1-2009
Design for access and mobility – General requirements for access – New building work

This Standard specifies the design requirements for new building work, as required by the Building Code of Australia (BCA) and the Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards (Premises Standards), to provide access for people with disabilities. Particular attention is given to –

  1. continuous accessible paths of travel and circulation spaces for people who use wheelchairs;
  2. access and facilities for people with ambulatory disabilities; and
  3. access for people with sensory disabilities.

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