It is a rule that all public establishments in the US use signs

that are easy to read and understand by everyone. And by

everyone, that means every person, including those with

disabilities. These signs carry certain features that allow even

those with visual impairments to understand what is written on

them, and this thus make them ADA compliant signage.

THE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF

ADA COMPLIANT SIGNAGE

THERE ARE ACTUALLY MANY

DIFFERENT KINDS OF SIGNS THAT

NEED TO CONFORM TO ADA RULES AND

REGULATIONS.

THESE SIGNS ARE USED INSIDE, AND

SOMETIMES OUTSIDE,

ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE

ACCESSIBLE BY THE PUBLIC.

SO, WHAT ARE THESE SIGNS? HERE

ARE SOME OF THE MORE COMMONLY

USED ONES AROUND.

THE MOST COMMON ONE IS PROBABLY

THE BATHROOM SIGN. SOMETIMES

CALLED A RESTROOM OR WASHROOM

SIGN, THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY SIGNS

BELONGING TO WHAT IS CALLED

“PERMANENT ROOM SIGNS”. THESE

SIGNS ARE CALLED SUCH BECAUSE

THEY ARE USED ON DOORS OR

DOORWAYS THAT MARK ROOMS THAT

ARE NOT BOUND TO CHANGE USAGE

ANYTIME SOON.

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF

BATHROOM SIGNS

ALSO PART OF THE LIST OF ADA SIGNS

THAT BUSINESSES USE ARE DOOR

SIGNS, WHICH ALSO BELONG TO THE

CATEGORY “PERMANENT ROOM SIGNS”

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF ROOM

SIGNS, WHICH INCLUDE NUMBER AND

WORD SIGNS.

ALSO PART OF THE LIST OF ADA SIGNS

THAT BUSINESSES EVERYWHERE USE

ARE HANDICAP SIGNS

THESE ARE THOSE SIGNS THAT SHOW

YOU THE HIGHLY RECOGNIZABLE

WHEELCHAIR SYMBOL, CALLED THE ISA

(INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL FOR

ACCESSIBILITY)

THESE CAN BE USED TO MARK

HANDICAP PARKING SPACES,

BATHROOMS, AND RAMPS, TO NAME A

FEW.

THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ADA

SIGNS THAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER

WHEN YOU GO TO PUBLIC

ESTABLISHMENTS LIKE MALLS,

HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, STADIUMS,

HOTELS, AND MANY MORE. THE OTHER

SIGNS YOU WILL SEE, THAT ARE

SUBJECT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS

SET BY THE ADA, INCLUDE

DIRECTIONAL SIGNS, DIRECTORIES,

AND MANY MORE.

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ADA SIGNS,

AND CUSTOM SIGNS FOR YOUR

BUSINESS, VISIT US AT

WWW.SIGNCOLLECTION.COM