When you own a real estate or property management business, one of the most important things is keeping your tenants and doing your part to ensure that their customers are happy. It is also important to protect your investment from lawsuits. Properly placed and well-lit signs that are in compliance with all rules and regulations are imperative to make sure you are protected.
The Canadian Human Rights Act requires that public spaces be accessible and free of barriers. The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) became law in 2005 in Ontario. Under this Act companies must follow an established sets of accessibility standards when dealing with the public. Therefore, the first signage to consider is for customers or tenants who need wheelchair access.
This includes signs not only in your parking lot but also throughout the building. Signs that designate wheel-chair accessible parking spots, as well as wheelchair accessible parking spots for vans, are a must-have for the exterior of your business. Having a wheelchair ramp is a given but marking the ramp as wheelchair accessible is important as well.
Inside, you will want to clearly mark your wheelchair accessible restrooms in public restroom areas. All wheelchair ramps should be labeled as well as any places that are not wheelchair accessible. Another issue to address is making sure all your signs are also marked with braille to allow visually impaired patrons to access your facility with ease.
Canada has no federal legislation that provides a clear, consistent, and nationally appropriate set of guidelines for accessible signage. The various current standards that exist are largely based on the Canadian Standard Association Guidelines (CAN/CSA B-651 95 [04,12]) Barrier-Free design. We are using the guidelines according to the Accessible Signage Guidelines developed by Braille Literacy Canada (BLC).
We can help with more than your BLC signs as we are a full-service signage company. We manufacture all types of interior and exterior signage as well as vehicle wraps and decals. We specialize in the following types of signs: AODA signs, monument signs, illuminated channel letters, post signs, temporary signs, banners, portable signs. Vertical/portable signs are great for small spaces. All of our portable signs are easily put up as well as easily removed and stored for the next time.
We can provide you with display materials for any trade show or corporate event, as well as take your brand on the road with fleet graphics and vehicle wrapping. We are your all-inclusive signage firm from start to finish and we can also help you with the design aspect, whether using your own logo or creating a whole new design. We handle the installation and we can complete maintenance as needed on any of your signs.
We can’t wait to discuss with you how we can help your business. Visit us online or call us to get started. We are excited for the opportunity to begin your custom sign project!
