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Universal Access Symbols

Universal Access Symbols should be used to promote the accessibility of venues and services. The symbols advertise your accessibility to employees, customers, audiences, and anyone else who needs access to your venue, building or offices.

Use the symbols to promote your accessibility in advertisements, newsletters, conference and program brochures, membership forms, building signage, floor plans and maps.

Any language accompanying the symbols should focus on the accommodation or service, not on who uses it. For example, “Ramped Entrance” may accompany the wheelchair symbol. This is important because, not only do individuals in wheelchairs use ramps, but so do people with baby carriages, luggage, packages, etc. Language that fosters dignity is also important. For example, “Reserved Parking” or “Accessible Parking” may be used with the wheelchair symbol to indicate parking spaces designated for people with a disability.

The Graphic Artists Guild (USA) have provided twelve downloadable Universal Access Symbols to promote and publicise accessibility.

Wheelchair access symbol Sign Language Interpretation symbol Assistive Listening Systems symbol Audio Description symbol Braille symbol Access (Other Than Print or Braille) for Individuals Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision Closed Captioning logo Open Captioning Large Print