British Standards Institution

Source:: CEN
Committee:: CH/173 - Assistive products for persons with disability
Categories:: Aids. Blind or partially sighted people
Comment period start date:: 30/01/2025
Comment period end date:: 25/03/2025
Number of comments:: 0

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25th Mar

Scope

This document specifies requirements and technical specifications for information in tactile lettering in the built environment.

It sets out rules for content, design, arrangement and application of information elements so that blind and partially sighted people are able to locate, identify, fluently read and interpret this information.

This document does not describe technical methods for producing tactile lettering.

This document only applies to permanently installed tactile lettering.

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Standard timeline

1. Proposal (Complete)

Proposal start date:

2. Draft (Complete)

Draft start date:

13/11/2024

3. Public Comments

Public Comments start date:

30/01/2025

Public Comments end date:

25/03/2025

4. Comment Resolution

Comment Resolution start date:

15/06/2026

5. Approval

6. Publication

Publication start date:

17/02/2027

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Standards Development

BS EN 18156 EN 18156 Tactile lettering. Requirements on the presentation and application of Braille and raised characters

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