Good signage significantly improves the ease with which both disabled and
non-disabled people gain access to products and services. A successful sign
system should minimise anxiety and confusion, should be easy to understand and
people with a visual impairment should not be placed at a disadvantage. Configure
has developed a signage system which allows bespoke tactile signs to be produced
at a fraction of the cost of traditional vacuum formed alternatives.
In addition to the 20,000 people in the UK who read Braille, an estimated 200,000
people who are registered blind can read embossed or tactile signs (signs with
raised letters and symbols). The provision of Braille and tactile lettering ensures
that signage can be read by the broadest range of customers.