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ADA Signs
ADA-compliant signage for New York buildings: tactile characters, Grade 2 braille, non-glare finishes and the mounting heights the standards require, with the baseline of tactile text between 48 and 60 inches above the finished floor. Room identification, restrooms, exits, stairwells and full building packages, fabricated in-house so every braille dot and tactile letter is controlled by the same team.
An effective ADA sign system is about more than just Braille. It’s a comprehensive network of signs that ensures every individual, regardless of ability, can navigate your facility safely and independently.
This is our top priority for contractors and developers. Our deep knowledge of federal ADA and local NYC building codes ensures a failed signage inspection won’t delay your project.
Non-compliant signage is a primary target for accessibility lawsuits. A proactive, compliant sign package is your best defense and a critical risk-management investment.
The true purpose of the law is to create an accessible and equitable environment. A well-executed sign system demonstrates your commitment to all customers, tenants, and visitors.
Compliance is not a sign, it is a set. A building passes or fails on whether every permanent space is identified consistently, at the right height, with the right contrast and the right tactile and braille treatment, and on whether the signage that is exempt has been correctly left out. A tenant directory, for instance, is exempt from tactile and braille requirements because it is expected to change.
The risk in an ADA order is volume. A specification error on one sign is one sign; the same error across a building’s room identification is multiplied by the room count and found after the whole run is fabricated. That is why the room schedule is reconciled against the building’s actual room list before anything is produced, and why a physical proof is approved before the full run goes into production.
Send us the floor plans or the room schedule and we will build the package from it.
We provide the entire system of accessible signage for your facility, ensuring a consistent design and guaranteed compliance.
The most common ADA signs. We provide custom-fabricated, compliant ADA signs for all permanent rooms, integrated seamlessly with the rest of your building’s interior signs for a consistent, professional look.
We design and install fully-compliant packages for Men, Women, and All-Gender bathrooms, including the correct tactile wall signs and door-mounted pictograms.
Critical for safety. We produce compliant stairwell signs (“STAIR A”), floor-level signs, and “Area of Refuge” signs, all essential for navigating a building during an emergency.
We create the “accessible route” signs, directories, and directional signs that guide individuals to accessible exits, elevators, and restrooms.
We provide compliant elevator bank signs and accessible parking signs, ensuring your building’s compliance from the outside in.
You do not have to settle for ugly, “stock” plastic signs. Our specialty is creating custom ADA signs that match the high-end aesthetic of your building’s interior.
Our design team is experts at integrating your brand’s colors, materials, and finishes, like brushed aluminum, modern acrylics, or wood laminates, while keeping the sign 100% compliant with all non-negotiable rules for fonts, contrast, non-glare finishes, and Braille.
What it costs
ADA requirements apply to permanent rooms and spaces, not to every door. A small office typically needs restroom identification, exit and stairwell signage, and room identification for permanent rooms such as conference rooms and offices with fixed names, alongside the rest of its office signage. Rooms that get reassigned, workstations and temporary spaces are handled differently. Counting the signs correctly is the first place a quote goes wrong, in either direction, and it is why we start from a room-by-room schedule rather than a price list.
The short answer
The number that surprises people is not the price per sign. It is how few signs a small office actually needs.
Quantity cuts both ways: a full floor specified at once is the cheapest per sign, and at the other end of the scale a hotel guest room signage package is the highest-volume case we quote.
Installation, and the compliance audit if you do not already have a sign schedule. Both are part of what we do, and both are line items rather than assumptions.
Ordering signs that are technically braille signs but do not meet the standard: character height outside the permitted range, insufficient contrast, a typeface with the wrong stroke width, a glare-producing finish, or a compliant sign mounted at the wrong height or on the wrong side of the door. This is held to most closely in medical office signage. A non-compliant sign is a sign you pay for twice, and in a Certificate of Occupancy inspection it is a sign that holds up the whole project.
Send us the floor plan or a room list and we come back with a sign count and a quote. If you do not have either, the plan review or site survey produces the schedule first, and the schedule is what makes the quote accurate rather than a range.
Don’t let signage be the reason your project is delayed. Partner with the New York City ADA sign experts who understand the law, respect your design, and guarantee compliance. Contact our team today to get a quote for your complete ADA signage package.
In general, an ADA sign for a permanent room must have a non-glare finish, high contrast between the text and background, tactile (raised) text, and Grade 2 Braille. It must also be installed at a specific height and location.
Any sign identifying a permanent room or space (like a room number, restroom, or “Stair”) must be fully tactile and Braille-compliant. Directional and informational signs have different rules but must still meet certain contrast and legibility standards.
An identification sign (like “Room 101”) tells you what a room is. It must have tactile and Braille. A directional sign tells you how to get somewhere. It does not require tactile/Braille but must be high-contrast and easy to read.
You run a massive risk. Stock signs from a website are not customized to your brand, may not be 100% compliant with the latest codes, and, most importantly, will not be installed by a professional. A compliant sign installed at the wrong height is not compliant and will fail inspection.
For wall-mounted identification signs, the baseline of the tactile text must be between 48 inches (minimum) and 60 inches (maximum) from the finished floor. They must also be on the latch side of the door. Our team handles this for you, guaranteed.
Cost is driven less by the price per sign than by how many signs the space actually needs, and for a small office that number is usually lower than expected. ADA requirements apply to permanent rooms and spaces rather than every door: typically restroom identification, exit and stairwell signage, and room identification for permanent rooms. Per-sign cost then depends on the material, whether the design uses a standard pictogram set or is matched to your branding, and whether the sign has a changeable insert. Installation and the compliance audit are quoted separately. Send a floor plan or a room list and we return a sign count and a quote.
Fewer than most people expect, because the requirements apply to permanent rooms and spaces rather than to every door in the office. A small office typically needs restroom identification, exit and stairwell signage, and identification for permanent rooms such as conference rooms. Rooms that get reassigned regularly are handled with permanent tactile identification plus a separate changeable insert, so the compliant sign never has to be reordered when the room changes hands.
We produce ADA accessible parking signage carrying the International Symbol of Accessibility for private lots, garages and building-owned parking areas. We do not produce New York City regulatory street parking signage, which is municipal Department of Transportation work.
