ADA Checklist for New Lodging Facilities

VI. Interior Signs...

A. If signs are provided for the following spaces, are the signs mounted on the wall (not the door) to the latch side of the door and centered 60" above the floor so that they can be easily located by persons who are blind or have low vision? (Note: signs may be mounted on the door if they are in addition to the wall mounted signs specified here.) [ADA Stds. 4.1.3(16)(a)]

All guestrooms

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ___________________________________________

Restaurants, other food service areas, and vending/ice machine areas

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ___________________________________________

Ballrooms and meeting rooms

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ___________________________________________

Public and employee restrooms

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ___________________________________________

Gift shops, newsstands, and other retail shops

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ___________________________________________

Other guest amenities, such as exercise/recreational areas, interior pools, business centers, and guest laundry

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ___________________________________________

Mechanical and electrical rooms

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ___________________________________________

Stairways, fire exits, and areas of rescue assistance

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ___________________________________________

B. Do the wall mounted signs provided for the rooms listed above have Braille and raised letters so that they can be read by persons who are blind or have low vision? [ADA Stds. 4.1.3(16)(a); 4.30.4]

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ___________________________________________

C. Are all signs at this lodging facility made without reflective materials, such as, brass, chrome, gold, glass or mirror used as text or background, and have letter and numbers that contrast with the background? (Note: reflective signs are permitted if they are in addition to non-reflective signs.) [ADA Stds. 4.1.3(16); 4.30.5]

Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ___________________________________________