Accessibility signage standards define dimensions and layouts for area of refuge signs, tactile characters, and Braille spacing. Mounting heights range from forty-eight inches minimum to sixty inches maximum for sign placement adjacent to doors. Braille cell specifications dictate raised dot dimensions, blank cell space between words, and standard dot pitch. Door swing clearance diagrams establish minimum sixty-inch turning circles and directional travel paths for same-direction and opposite-direction door swings.
AREA OF REFUGE AREA OF REFUGE 48" [1219mm] MIN. 60" [1515mm] MAX. MEN WOMEN RESTROOM AREA OF REFUGE MIN. 3/8" 5/8" TO 2" 3/8" [0.38] MIN. BLANK CELL SPACE BETWEEN WORDS NO RAISED DOT TYP. 19/64" [0.30] TYP. 3/32" [010] TYP. 13/32" [0.40] TYP. 3/32" [0.10] MIN. 3/8" [0.38] RAISED DOT SINGLE BRAILLE CELL (A) SWING-SAME DIRECTION (B) SWING-OPPOSITE DIRECTION 60" [1524mm] MIN. 60" [1524mm] MIN. 48" [1219mm] MIN. DOOR WIDTH 60" [1524mm] MIN. DIRECTION OF TRAVEL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL
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