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Tactile ADA Signs and signage systems for hospitals, educational facilities and businesses.   Typically made using either photopolymer or acrylic, our signage systems offer the flexibility of metal signs, metal laminate, wood, you name it and Diskey Architectural Signage can make the sign ADA compliant (Americans with Disabilities Act) .  Tactile ADA signage systems featuring grade II braille provide the accessibility disabled people actually use and appreciate!
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The Series 8000 Tactile™, Series 7500 Tactile™, Series 7000 Tactile™ sign systems are an ideal solution for ADA and ANSI compliant signage where permanent room identification is needed in a facility.

With matching sizes, colors, and typestyles, these sign systems can be seamlessly integrated into nearly all of our other interior signage systems for the maximum flexibility of any compliant interior sign system. Offering ANY SIZE, ANY SHAPE and ANY COLOR!

Tactile ADA Department of Justice Standards

ADA Signage Guidelines

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Virtually undetectable are the differences between PhotoPolymer (series 8000 ADA), Acrylic Raster (series 7000 ADA) and In-Laid Acrylic Raster (series 7500) ADA signs. The versatility of our signs doesn't stop with these three forms, we can also add subsurface information or graphics to any of these three.

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Raster Braille Signs and Signage Systems - ADA Compliant - Interior Signs

Raster Braille (series 7000 ADA) (left) is a method of attaching raised text and Braille dots to any sign! Raster dots have a more rounded profile, and the letters are visible from a wider angle than with the photopolymer process. With the fate of certain ADA and ANSI regulations still uncertain, we have decided to cover every option our customers may choose.

Raster Braille can be In-laid (series 7500 ADA) into the surface as shown on the right. The cut letters are inserted into the etched surface with adhesive providing extra defense against vandalism.

In Laid Raster Braille ADA Compliant Sign Systems




 In-Laid Raster Acrylic ADA Signs - Diskey Sign Company
Tactile Photopolymer Custom Accent Sign System - DiskeyOur signage systems are constructed using the latest technology and the highest quality phenolic-backed photopolymer, or acrylic, to assure the finest product available. Each sign is painted the color of your choice using our catalyzed Acrylic / Polyurethane. At just the proper curing stage, the raised text and symbols are hot-stamped a contrasting color at 400°F under 2,000 lbs. of pressure - (for series 8000 ADA Photopolymer Signs only). Braille is excluded except by special order or for California Compliance rules signs. The sign then receives the non-glare clear coat for protection from fading.

We can also produce clear photopolymer! Or, we can produce clear Acrylic with Raster braille dots. Plaques or metal frame signs can work for Tactile Sign with Subsurface Graphics - Diskeyexterior applications as well.

And that's not all! Through the technology that enables us to provide our digitally printed inserts, we're also able to offer printed subsurface graphics to accent your tactile signs. (Tactile ADA and Subsurface Sign with changeable inserts!)

For more information regarding ADA Compliance, Standard Typestyles, Colors and Symbols, please see our Standards and Guidelines catalog.

For information specific to your area and application, please consult your local building code office, Fire Marshall, and / or Department of Justice.


The Photopolymer (series 8000 ADA) Signmaking Process
For each tactile sign, a negative is printed directly from the computer using a high density thermal printer.

The negative film is then trimmed to size and placed directly on top of a piece of photopolymer plate and exposed to ultraviolet light. Photopolymer plates are sheets of photosensitive polymer resin precisely laminated to a substrate. The plates, when processed, provide the 1/32" raised text, symbols, and Grade II Braille. According to the Customer's choice, these negatives comply with either the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1991 or the subsequent revisions by ANSI.
Vibrant, Clean and Perfect Signs - Diskey Sign CompanyTo keep the tactile and non-tactile portions of our Combination units flush with each other, our Series 8000ADA™ substrate thickness is 0.079" (2mm). For stand-alone units, 0.118" (3mm), material is used.

The plate is put through an automated processor where it is scrubbed, rinsed, cured through baking, and post-exposed to ultraviolet light to harden the raised material. The processed plate is then hand-routed to its finish size.

Our special adhesion primer is sprayed onto the sign, as well as our catalyzed Acrylic / Polyurethane background color. The foreground color is then hot-stamped onto the raised letters and symbols (Braille is excluded except for California Rules Compliant signs or otherwise requested.)

A protective matte clear coat is then sprayed onto the sign unit, and allowed to dry again. If the tactile piece is part of a combination sign, all components are then hand-assembled.

Where applicable, the unit then gets double-sided adhesive mounting tape applied to the back, individually labeled, sealed in a plastic bag, sorted, and shipped.
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