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Why Every Office Door in City Hall Must Have Raised Lettering and Braille: ADA Signage Requirements for Municipal Public Buildings
Imagine arriving at your city's municipal building to pay a utility bill, apply for a permit, or attend City Council meetings and having no way to know which door leads where. No readable signs. No way to distinguish the Tax Assessor's office from the City Clerk's office from a utility closet. This is why we have the ADA, to ensure that our rights are not infringed upon.
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My ‘Gotcha’ Moment: Tech and Blindness Misunderstandings
Mondays with decent weather mean one thing: a walk to my favorite local spot, BeanStalk Coffee on Main Street here in Norman, Oklahoma. I cut through the brisk wind, navigate the crosswalks with my cane tapping the way, and arrive around 8 AM feeling accomplished. I order my usual drip coffee (the barista kindly brews a fresh batch when it’s low), grab it when it’s ready, and head outside to a bench a few hundred feet away. Coffee in one hand, I settle in, pull out my iPhone, and start scrolling through Instagram the way I always do. That’s when it happened. A guy approaches, big smile on his face,…
