ADA signage: what businesses get wrong

Most ADA signage problems are not about the sign itself - they are about where it ended up on the wall. Tactile signs need to be mounted on the latch side of the door, at a consistent height, with clear floor space in front of them.

Contrast is the second common miss. Characters and their background need non-glare finishes and meaningful contrast, which rules out a lot of the sleek brushed-metal options.

Braille has its own spacing and placement requirements below the raised characters. Getting the plate right and the placement wrong still fails.

When we install commercial signage, we template the placement first and confirm it against the door hardware and traffic path before anything gets fastened.