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Appendix A:

Revision: B/06

Guidelines and Specification for the use and design of Raised Tactile and
Braille Signage, as part of a Wayfinding System

1.

Scope

This specification sets out the requirements for the design and installation of Raised Tactile
and Braille signage and how signage must be designed as part of the wayfinding process.

2. Planning and Design

2.1

2.2

2.3
2.4

2.5

The location of signs must be part of the process of planning the building and
surrounding environments

Lighting must be positioned so as to ensure luminance contrast is achieved at all
times during which signs are to be read.

Signs must not be located where the glare of lights reduce legibility.

Signs must be divided into 4 functional groups:

(i)
(ii)

(iii)
(iv)

Information — Floor Plans, Maps and Directories

Directional — Show destinations using a combination of arrows and text. Often
more than one destination is shown, where this occurs an arrow must be
dedicated to each destination. Directional signs are used to reinforce the
locations of major features, facilities and services.

Identification — Door Signs, Room Signs, Location or Destination Signs
Safety/Statutory Signs — Warning or Prohibition Signs, Exit Signs, Fire Exit
Signs, Fire Safety Signs and Fire Equipment Signs

Information Signs must be positioned:

(i)

(iv)

(vi)

within 2 metres of the Principal Public Entrance on the Left Hand Side of the
accessway on entering the building

where there is insufficient space on the left of the accessway, information
signs may be positioned on the right of the accessway

where space does not exist within 2 metres of the Principal Public Entrance
to locate Information Signs, the sign may be positioned in another location.
Where this occurs, a sign which provides direction to the Information Signs
must be positioned within 2 metres of the Principal Public Entrance on the left
hand side of the accessway. If any change of direction occurs, as in 2.6(ii),
between the Principal Public Entrance and an Information Sign then
additional directional signage must be positioned at every change of
direction.

where the Information Sign does not contain a map or floor plan the top of
the sign must be 1600mm above the ground or finished floor level

the raised tactile and Braille content of maps and plans must be positioned
between 1200mm and 1600mm above the ground or finished floor surface
when positioned vertically and between 1100mm and 1600mm when
mounted on a horizontal or tilted horizontal plane.

maps and plans may be tilted up to 30° from horizontal to assist in the
reading process. Where the sign is placed on a horizontal or tilted plane care

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