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ERIC Number: EJ577500

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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ISSN: ISSN-0003-0945

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Following the Signs.

American School & University, v70 n9 p56-57 May 1998

Discusses meeting ADA guidelines when purchasing permanent signs for schools. Provides ADA guidelines and discusses the use of raised characters and braille. Notes that ADA guidelines are not the same thing as building codes; noncompliance is enforced through the Justice Department. (GR)

Descriptors: Braille, Design Requirements, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Higher Education, Legal Responsibility, Private Schools, Public Schools, Purchasing, Signs, Visual Impairments

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990

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