{"id":9748,"date":"2016-08-12T20:34:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T20:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arohinc.com\/development\/?p=9748"},"modified":"2016-09-23T01:06:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T01:06:48","slug":"braille-and-its-role-in-aoda-implementation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arohinc.com\/development\/uncategorized\/braille-and-its-role-in-aoda-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"Braille and Its Role in AODA Implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What is the Braille System?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Braille is a tactile system of raised dots, each one representing letters of the alphabet, numbers, punctuation and symbols. To read braille, fingers glide gently over paper (or other surfaces) that has been embossed with the braille code. Braille is, to a person who experiences vision loss, what printed words are to persons who are sighted. It\u00a0provides access to both information and contact with the outside world. To a person who experiences vision loss, braille compares to printed words for sighted individuals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Braille\u2019s History<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Braille has been an effective means of communication for the visually impaired and the blind since it was invented in 1829 by Louis Braille in Paris, France. Hampered by loss of sight at the age of three due to an eye injury, he was frustrated with the large and bulky raised letter alphabet used to learn reading and writing skills in school. Later in his life, based on an idea presented to him by a French artillery officer, he began experimenting with a tactile code, which many years later he developed into the successful reading and writing system that is still in use around the world today.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The English Alphabet in Braille<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arohinc.com\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/braille_alphabet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9752 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.arohinc.com\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/braille_alphabet.jpg\" alt=\"braille_alphabet\" width=\"386\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arohinc.com\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/braille_alphabet.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.arohinc.com\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/braille_alphabet-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arohinc.com\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/braille_alphabet-330x192.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Braille\u2019s Role in AODA Implementation <\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Accessibility issues are governed by complementary aspects of the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC), the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) 2005, the Ontario Building Code and the Ontario Fire Code. The AODA provisions have a timetable for implementation (within seven years); however, the Human Rights Code supersedes all these regulations \u2013 making it clear that services and facilities must accommodate individuals with disabilities in a way that promotes integration and full participation \u2013 and applies to new construction, renovations and existing buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Signage is essential in helping all individuals safely navigate a building and its surroundings. Proper design and installation reduces barriers and improves safety for everyone using the facility regardless of age, disability or language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tactile and braille signs identify entrances, exits, means of egress, directions, information, regulations, safety, rooms, washrooms, elevators, stairs, etc. \u2013 and each one must also include a pictogram that is consistent with international standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Canada doesn\u2019t have one program as a whole; however, because the AODA is stricter than the signage specifications detailed in the Canadian Standards Association\u2019s \u201cAccessible Design for the Built Environment\u201d (CAN\/CSA-B651), it is likely that other provinces and territories will emulate the AODA when developing their programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Section 6.4 of the CSA accessibility standards addresses items pertaining to Braille, detailing very specific requirements and restrictions for signage, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Grade 1 Braille (no contractions are permitted to accommodate both official languages)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tactile Characters and Symbols (sans serif fonts, upper and lower case letters)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Character Proportion (width\/height ratio between 1:5 and 1:10, based on uppercase \u2018O\u2019 or \u2018X\u2019)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tonal Contrast (at least 70%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Matt or Glare-free Surface<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Illumination (minimum of 200lx)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">No Colour Contrast Recommendation<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sign Height: 1500 mm (59\u201d) off Ground Surfaces<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Braille System? Braille is a tactile system of raised dots, each one representing letters of the alphabet, numbers, punctuation and symbols. To read braille, fingers glide gently over paper (or other surfaces) that has been embossed with the braille code. 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