Legal offices as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) are places of public accommodations. As such, they have a responsibility to ensure that people with disabilities have the same accessibility as everyone else. Communication with clients is a key aspect of the practice of law. Yet problems may arise for people with sensory disabilities. Many of these people will have impaired sight or hearing. Legal offices are required to provide auxiliary aids and services to ensure that there are no barriers to communication. This applies to both disabled clients and staff.
To reassure clients with disabilities that their visit will be comfortable, the relevant ADA signs must be displayed. There are official symbols to denote impaired sight and hearing, as well as physical and cognitive disability. Besides pictorial and raised symbols, there are specified character widths and heights for all letters. Signs must be clearly displayed and mounted at appropriate heights. Disabled visitors to legal offices should feel confident that they can discuss all aspects of the case with as much ease as anyone else. If you need to install ADA-compliant signs for your premises, Sign World will be able to help you.
Our design software has been adapted to incorporate federal sizing and coloring requirements for ADA signs. We can produce standard acrylic or metal plaques, or something custom with a little more style. As an example, we can paint symbols and lettering in white or black on Plexiglas plaques. These can be mounted flush to the wall or – by using metal spacers and studs – allowed to project slightly. Often, however, simpler signs will suffice with white lettering on a blue or dark gray background. Alternatively, we can print them out on non-glare, matte-finish, adhesive vinyl.
ADA-compliant signs make people with disabilities feel more welcome in your offices. They will feel more at ease discussing delicate legal matters with their attorney. Respecting their disabilities reassures them that you will address their legal matters with a similar care. Your reputation as the law firm that treats people with disabilities with equal respect will grow. Your business will flourish as a result.
To ensure that your legal offices are ADA compliant, don’t delay – call us and we’ll put you in touch with one of our quality sign manufacturing companies. They’ll be able to discuss with you which ADA-compliant signs you need and offer you a free competitive quote.
Written by – Sky High Quality Signs
