,BRL ,SIGNAGE ,GUIDEL9ES ,APPROV$ ,APRIL #BJAD ,! ,U4,S4 ,AM]ICANS ) ,4ABILITIES ,ACT "<,,ADA"> ,A3ESSIBIL;Y ,GUIDEL9ES REQUIRE ! USE ( BRL SIGNAGE TO 5SURE T P :O _C SEE TO R1D PR9T MAY SAFELY A3ESS & USE A BUILD+4 ,? BRO*URE IS DESIGN$ TO PROVIDE BASIC GUIDEL9ES AB BRL TO ASSI/ ) ! PRODUC;N ( BRL SIGNAGE4 ,RES\RCES = FUR!R ASSI/.E >E AL PROVID$4 ,P :O >E BL OR VISUALLY IMPAIR$ B5EFIT F BRL SIGNS T >E PLAC$ 9 3V5I5T & PR$ICTABLE LOCA;NS4 ,9 ADDI;N1 ! BRL %D 2 PRES5T$ HORIZONTALLY & CLE> ( ! SIGN'S $GE1 UNOBSCUR$ BY ! FRAME4 ,REGULA;NS REQUIR+ BRL ON SIGNS H L$ TO AN 9CR1S$ PRES;E ( BRL 9=MA;N 9 PUBLIC >1S1 RAIS+ ! EXPECTA;N T BRL W 2 PROVID$ 9 O!R USE;L 3TEXTS4 ,:AT ,IS ,BRL8 ,BRL IS A SY/EM ( T\* R1D+ & WRIT+ 9 : ! ALPHABET IS REPRES5T$ BY ! >RANGE;T ( SIX DOTS 9 A SPACE CALL$ A CELL4 #A _4 ,A FULL CELL IS ?REE DOTS HI< & TWO DOTS WIDE4 _4 ,! SIX DOTS ( ! CELL >E NUMB]$ #A1 #B1 #C D[NW>D ON ! LEFT & #D1 #E1 #F1 D[NW>D ON ! "R4 _4 ,A BRL "* MAY /& = A S+LE LR ( ! 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NUM]IC 9DICATOR,->E AL US$4 ,= EXAMPLE ! ^W 8/AIRS0 9 UNCONTRACT$ BRL WD USE "O BRL "* = EA* LR1 Z PRES5T$ 2L4 /AIRS ,9 ! EXAMPLE1 : USES SIMULAT$ BRL1 ! H1VY DOTS REPRES5T RAIS$ DOTS :ILE ! 8%AD[ DOTS0 REPRES5T ! UNUS$ DOTS 9 ! SIX-POSI;N 3FIGURA;N4 _7,3TRACT$ BRL_' REF]S TO COMB9A;NS ( ! ALPHABET & SYMBOLS TO REPRES5T ^WS T APPE> FREQU5TLY 9 ! ,5GLI% LANGUAGE4 ,X IS PREF]R$ OV] SPELL+ \ ^WS LR BY LR &1 ?US1 X IS ! MO/ COMMONLY US$ =M ( #C ,5GLI% BRL4 _4 ,5GLI% BRL HAS #AHJ 3TRAC;NS & %ORT=M ^WS4 _4 ,9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,CANADA1 3TRACT$ BRL IS R\T9ELY US$ = MO/ BOOKS & MAGAZ9ES4 _4 ,! ,U4,S4 ,AM]ICANS ) ,4ABILITIES ,ACT "<,,ADA"> ,A3ESSIBIL;Y ,GUIDEL9ES REQUIRE ! USE ( 3TRACT$ BRL ON SIGNAGE4 ,CAPITALIZA;N ,9 BRL1 ! F/ ^W ( S5T;ES1 PROP] N\NS & "NS1 9DIVIDUAL LRS1 9ITIALS1 &_/OR ACRONYMS >E CAPITALIZ$4 ,A CAPITAL 9DICATOR IS =M$ :5 A S+LE BRL DOT 9 ! L[] "R-H& CORN] " ( ! BRL CELL IS PLAC$ 2F ! LRS A-;Z4 ,CAPITALIZA;N IS N REQUIR$ ON BRL SIGNAGE4 ,IF ALL ! LRS 9 ! ^W >E TO 2 CAPITALIZ$1 A CAPITAL ^W 9DICATOR,-TWO S+LE-DOT "*S 9 SEQU;E,-9DICATES T ALL ! LRS 9 ! FOLL[+ ^W >E CAPITALIZ$4 ,TO %[ T ?REE OR M ^WS >E FULLY CAPITALIZ$1 PLACE ?REE DOT #F "*S #D 2F ! F/ ^W1 & PLACE A DOT #F FOLL[$ BY A DOT #C AF ! LA/ FULLY CAPITALIZ$ ^W4 ,EXAMPLE3 ,^W ) 9ITIAL CAP ,PRATT ,ROOM ,EXAMPLE3 ,^W 9 ALL CAPS ,,NLS ,DIRECTOR ,EXAMPLE3 ,?REE OR M ^WS 9 ALL CAPS ,,,NLS EMPLOYEES ONLY,' ,NUMB]S ,BRL DIGITS #A-#J >E =M$ BY PLAC+ ! NUM]IC 9DICATOR1 DOTS #C-#D-#E-#F1 2F LRS A,-;J4 ,! ,BRL ,NUMB]S #A #B #C #D #E #F #G #H #I #J _4 ,A SPACE1 HYPH51 & SLA% ALL T]M9ATE ! E6ECT ( A NUM]IC 9DICATOR4 _4 ,:5 NUMB]S >E FOLL[$ BY L[]CASE LRS A,-;J )\T A SPACE1 A GRADE #A #E 9DICATOR " IS REQUIR$ TO 9DICATE ! *ANGE F NUMB]S TO LRS4 _4 ,! GRADE #A 9DICATOR IS N REQUIR$ :5 ! F/ LR AF ! NUMB] IS LR ;K,-;Z4 ,9 ! EXAMPLE 2L1 ! NUMB] #C IS %[N PREC$$ BY ! NUM]IC 9DICATOR1 & ! 9DIVIDUAL LR 8;,B0 IS PREC$$ BY ! GRADE #A 9DICATOR & ! CAPITAL 9DICATOR4 /AIRCASE #C;B ,PUNCTUA;N M>KS ,SYMBOLS = PUNCTUA;N M>KS T MAY APPE> 9 SIGNAGE >E LI/$ 2L4 _4 ,P]IOD .=4 _4 ,COMMA .=1 _4 ,HYPH5 .=- #F ,COMMON ,PUNCTUA;N ,M>KS COMMA3 .=1 SEMICOLON3 .=2 COLON3 .=3 P]IOD: .=4 EXCLAMA;N PO9T3 .=6 LEFT P>5!SIS3 .="< "R P>5!SIS3 .="> "Q M>K3 .=8 A/]ISK3 "9 LEFT QUOTA;N M>K3 .=8 "R QUOTA;N M>K3 .=0 APO/ROPHE3 .=' HYPH53 .=- ,! ,BRL ,DOT ,PR(ILE ,= COM=T & EASE ( R1D+1 ! BRL DOT PR(ILE IS ID1LLY R.D$ & FREE ( %>P $GES1 BURRS1 & R\< SPOTS4 ,! M1SURE;T RANGE IS %[N Z M9IMUM 9 9*ES TO MAXIMUM 9 9*ES3 _4 ,DOT BASE DIAMET]3 #J4JEI "<#A4E MM"> TO #J4JFC "<#A4F MM"> _4 ,4T.E 2T TWO DOTS 9 ! SAME #G CELL3 #J4JIJ "<#B4C MM"> TO #J4AJJ "<#B4E MM"> _4 ,4T.E 2T CORRESPOND+ DOTS 9 ADJAC5T CELLS3 #J4BDA "<#F4A MM"> TO #J4CJJ "<#G4F MM"> _4 ,DOT HEI TO #J4JCG "<#J4I MM"> _4 ,4T.E 2T CORRESPOND+ DOTS F "O CELL DIRECTLY 2L3 #J4CIE "<#AJ MM"> TO #J4DJJ "<#AJ4B MM"> ,BRL % 2 POSI;N$ 2L ! CORRESPOND+ TEXT4 ,IF TEXT IS MULTI-L9$1 BRL % 2 PLAC$ 2L ! 5TIRE TEXT4 ,BRL % 2 SEP>AT$ #C_/#H 9* "<#I4E MM"> M9IMUM F ANY O!R TACTILE "*S & #C_/#H 9* "<#I4E MM"> M9IMUM F RAIS$ BORD]S & DECORATIVE ELE;TS4 ,EXCEP;N3 ,BRL PROVID$ ON ELEVATOR C> 3TROLS % 2 SEP>AT$ #C_/#AF 9* "<#D4H MM"> M9IMUM & % 2 LOCAT$ EI DIRECTLY 2L OR ADJAC5T TO ! CORRESPOND+ RAIS$ "*S OR SYMBOLS4 ,=EIGN ,LANGUAGE ,CODE ,:5 TRANSCRIB+ =EIGN LANGUAGES1 #H 3SID]A;N M/ 2 GIV5 TO ! C.TRY ( ORIG94 ,! CODE = TRANSCRIB+ ANY LANGUAGE1 9CLUD+ ,5GLI%1 DEP5DS ON ! PREVAIL+ LANGUAGE & ! C.TRY 9 : ! DOCU;T IS WRITT54 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,SPANI% BRL IS "S:AT DI6]5T :5 X IS WRITT5 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ,MEXICO1 ,5GL&1 OR ,SPA94 ,COMM]CIAL BRL TRANSLA;N S(TW>E IS AVAILABLE = ! PROP] G5]A;N ( BRL 9 A WIDE V>IETY ( LANGUAGES & 3TEXTS4 ,BRL ,TRANSLA;N & ,PRO(R1D+ ,GD BRL COPY = SIGNS C 2 PRODUC$ ) COMM]CIAL TRANSLA;N S(TW>E T G5]ATES BRL TEXT & A SUITABLE FONT T 3TROLS DOT SIZ+ & SPAC+4 ,AL? ]RORS >E 9FREQU5T :5 US+ S* S(TW>E1 COMPLETE A3URACY 9 E CIRCUM/.E _C 2 GU>ANTE$4 ,"!=E1 BRL COPY %D 2 PRO(R1D BY QUALIFI$ P]SONS :O "K BRL CODES1 & F9AL SIZ+ & SPAC+ %D 2 *ECK$4 ,SPECIALIZ$ BRL-PRODUC;N S]VICES H ! CAPAC;Y TO PRODUCE F9AL BRL COPY4 #I ,RES\RCES ,AM]ICAN ,C\NCIL ( ! ,BL #BBJJ ,WILSON ;,BLVD41 ,SUITE #FEJ ,>L+TON1 ,,VA #BBBJA "<#BJB">#DFG-#EJHA1 #HJJ-#DBD-#HFFF ,FAX3 "<#GJC"> #DFE-#EJHE WWW4ACB4ORG ,AM]ICAN ,F.DA;N = ! ,BL ,9=MA;N ,C5T] #B ,P5N ,PLAZA1 ,SUITE #AAJB ,NEW ,YORK1 ,,NY #AJABA "<#BAB">#EJB-#EFEH1 #HJJ-#BCB-#EDFC ,FAX3 "<#FDF"> #DGH-#IEEE WWW4AFB4ORG ,BRL ,AU?OR;Y ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA WWW4BRAILLEAU?OR;Y4ORG ,,CNIB "<,CANADIAN ,NA;NAL ,9/ITUTE = ! ,BL"> ,NA;NAL ,COORD9ATOR1 ,BRL ,PRODUC;N #AIBI ,BAYVIEW ,AV5UE ,TORONTO ,,ON ,M#D,G #C,E#H #AJ ,CANADA WWW4CNIB4CA ,LIBR>Y ( ,3GRESS ,NA;NAL ,LIBR>Y ,S]VICE = ! ,BL & ,PHYSICALLY ,H&ICAPP$ #ABIA ,TAYLOR ,/REET1 ,,NW ,WA%+TON1 ,,DC #BJEDB "<#BJB"> #GJG-#EAJJ1 #HJJ-#DBD-#HEFG WWW4LOC4GOV_/NLS ,NA;NAL ,F$]A;N ( ! ,BL #BJJ ;,E4 ,WELLS ,/REET AT ,J]NIGAN ,PLACE ,BALTIMORE1 ,,MD #BABCJ "<#DAJ"> #FEI-#ICAD ,FAX3 "<#DAJ"> #FHE-#EFEC WWW4NFB4ORG ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ,DE"P;T ( ,JU/ICE #IEJ ,P5NSYLVANIA ,AV5UE1 ,,NW ,WA%+TON1 ,,DC #BJECJ-#JJJA WWW4USDOJ4GOV ,? FACT %EET 4TRIBUT$ BY3 #AA ,! ,BRL ,AU?OR;Y ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA WWW4BRAILLEAU?OR;Y4ORG ,= M 9=MA;N AB ! ,BRL ,AU?OR;Y ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA "<,,BANA"> & ,UNIFI$ ,5GLI% ,BRL "<,,UEB">1 VISIT WWW4BRAILLEAU?OR;Y4ORG4 #AB