Braille & Tactile
Wayfinding & Sign Solutions (WSS Signs) are now pleased to release our full range of WSS urban wayfinding systems to the open market.
Our WSS system is one of the most versatile and a cost-effective internal sign system on the market; offering a multitude of different profile
and fixing options.
Manufactured from extruded aluminium profiles, this system has a profile thickness of just 6mm and
is suitable for any number of internal or external applications including; wall and door mounted,
suspended, projecting and free standing.
Each profile can be independently replaced to allow for the quick and easy updating of information.
The system can also be easily extended at any time through the simple addition of new profiles.
Security is offered through a hidden, tamper-proof locking device which prevents the unauthorised
removal of profiles.
Profiles can be created in any colour and can have a range of finishes including Braille & Tactile options for a full DDA compliant solution.
Painted: Etch primed and painted to any standard RAL, BS, NCS, Pantone or even Dulux colour. Alternatively send us a colour swatch and our sophisticated paint mixer will match any colour.
Finishing: Primed, painted and finished with your choice of graphics – applied vinyl, digital print, screen print or photopolymer tactile/Braille.
Clearguard: Our specialist UV resistant anti-graffiti lacquer coating can be applied to finished signs should you require additional protection against vandalism and environmental damage.
Suede Effect: A unique suede texture which can be added to any sign. Suede effect doesn’t show fingerprints so is a great finish for high traffic areas.
Cold Coat: These coatings are truly unique and offer your client something a bit different. Coldcoat is available in a wide variety of metal finishes – Brass, Stainless, Bronze, Aluminium and many more.
Braille
Braille should be used if possible wherever embossed characters are used.The Braille used should be English Standard Braille. Braille signs are, by their very nature, always read close up and should be positioned where they can easily be touched. The ideal range of heights for positioning of Braille signs would be between 1600mm and 1300mm above finished floor level.The inclusion of Braille will not affect the aesthetic value of the sign.
Key Benefits
• To enable a Blind or Partially sighted person to access the information.
• Makes a building more accessible.
• Raises the profile of the organisation
Braille is a system of raised dots, which enables visually impaired people to read with their fingers. It is made up of patterns of six dots,
allowing 63 possible combinations, which correspond to letters of the alphabet, numbers, punctuation and letter groups or words.