If we hadn't just started vacation I could ask our ADA equivalency guru on Monday. I'll forward this to him but odds of an answer are anyone's guess. If I were guessing on the answer I'd say equivalent accommodation in this instance is exactly what what you suggest, the braille has to read exactly as the wording on the signs for sighted folks. Now what do we do for the functionally illiterate?
On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Tom Duross <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm helping a client and having his egress signs made for him, architect is > on a long vacation (read: prison). Three storey R-2 (renovated factory) > with two interior stairs, elevator, garage in basement. > > I'm pretty clear with 101's mounting locations, character heights, stroke > width, etc., but I'm not sure about the Braille requirement for these. I > told him I was pretty sure it was required as we've adopted ADA a long time > ago and most signs I see in client's buildings have the dots. > > Specifically; On the 7.2.2.5.4 Stairway Marking, ICC/ANSI A117.1 shows the > Braille below the floor designation number. What does this Braille have to > say? Just "Floor 1"? > Does it also have to say "Basement to Third Floor", "No Roof Access", "Down > to First Floor for Exit Discharge"? > I'm thinking all that should appear, whether or not required. > > Thanks, > TD > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA Member: AFT WA 4184/AFL-CIO, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
