VP Marketing & Advertising
Cuba Cheese Shoppe

        ”Our digital sign has not only increased our foot traffic in the store, but has given us another advertising platform.  We have gotten rave reviews from those who pass by and many say they come in because they saw our sale items on the new sign!  We won the 2013 Business Improvement Award from the Chamber of Commerce for the sign and it’s one of the best investments we have ever made.”

 53 Genesee St.
Cuba, NY 14727  

 Nick Brogna 

Retail Product Coordinator

While there’s a perception that most visually impaired people use Braille, the DOJ reports that only about 5% actually do. Instead, most use tactile copy.

To meet their needs, new Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) have been issued by the American National Standards Institute, the International Building Code, and the ADA Advisory Council. And, as of March 15, 2012, all ADA-covered facilities must comply with these new standards, which impact typeface and character width, among other elements.

Here’s an overview of just some of the requirements and how they will affect ADA signage on your projects:

• Typeface. All tactile copy must be raised at least 1/32 of an inch above the sign’s surface. Also, no italicized or decorative fonts (including Times Roman, Garamond, and Goudy) are permissible; all characters must be sans serif.
• Character Width. Character width needs to be uniform and consistent. Therefore, characters must be at least an 1/8 of an inch apart, but not more than four times the character’s stroke width, at the closest points between adjacent characters.
• Braille Positioning. Grade II Braille characters must be placed beneath the tactile copy and they must be rounded and raised .025 to .037 inches above the sign’s surface.
• Character Height. Overhead signs that are less than 10 feet off the ground must have characters at least 2 inches tall; those more than 10 feet off the ground must have characters larger than 3 inches tall.
• Sign Height. The distance from the floor to the bottom of a sign’s tactile characters must be at least 4 feet, but cannot exceed 5 feet.

If you have any questions, or a project in mind, please give us a call. At Cooper Sign Co., we have the expertise and equipment to ensure your project’s signage is accurate, attractive – and completely ADA compliant. We look forward to serving you!

Project: Niagara Falls Armed Forces Reserve Center 

“When we work with subcontractors, it’s always a breath of fresh air when we find one that has as great an attitude as Cooper Signs. Working with you has been a pleasure and we hope to be able to team up again in the future.” 

- Matthew Gobel, Project Manager, TCI Architects/Engineers, Contractors, Inc.
- Eric Knutson, Superintendent, TCI Architects/Engineers, Contractors, Inc.
- Matt Carlson, Superintendent, TCI Architects/Engineers, Contractors, Inc. 

Project: Buffalo Niagara Convention Center 

“Watchfire and Cooper Signs provided the ideal solution, expertise, and technology and we could not be more pleased with the results. They listened closely to what we had hoped to achieve with the new entrance to the facility, met with our staff and the project team, and provided all the necessary training for a seamless installation and implementation of the new operation of technology.” 

- Paul Murphy, Facility Director 

If you have a project in mind, and would like to learn more about how Cooper Sign Co. can help turn your vision into a reality, please contact us today. We look forward to hearing from you!