The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was created and made a law in 1990 in an effort to eradicate discrimination against Americans with disabilities. The ADA defines a disability as, "A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity." Signs hung in all types of buildings are subject to ADA regulations, and for good reason. Imagine if you had a visual impairment and were in an unfamiliar building. How would you find a restroom? If you had a physical disability and weren't able to identify which restrooms were wheelchair accessible and which ones weren't, it could make your life very difficult.
It is important to have ADA Signs in your building not only to stay on the right side of federal law, but to best serve people of all abilities. We know that in the healthcare industry, people come first and that's why ADA Signs are so necessary.
Signs are subject to their own specific rules and guidelines under the ADA. Everything from text height, spacing, color contrast, and font are regulated. ADA Signs need to be easy to read and access. Signs that fall under ADA guidelines are also required to have the text duplicated in Grade 2 Braille.
There is a lot of information to remember, and a lot of rules to follow when it comes to ensuring your signage is 100% ADA compliant. That's where we come in. At Healthcare Signs, we pride ourselves in not only producing the highest quality signs, but producing signs that are ADA compliant as well. The requirements put on signs leaves no room for error. Our signs are produced using the latest technology that allows us to bring our customers the most compliant signs on the market. Not only is our technology the best available, but our staff members are all highly trained in the latest ADA regulations and guidelines. We worry about ADA compliance so that you don't have to.
We're so confident in the compliance of every sign that we produce that we back them with our ADA Compliance Guarantee. If at any time an inspector finds one of our signs to be non-compliant, we will replace it completely free of charge. That's a guarantee that you can trust.
For more information about the ADA and how it affects signage, please visit our ADA Guidelines page here. | 
