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title: "Braille & Tactile Signage in Dubai | Raised Print"
description: "Braille and tactile signage in Dubai: raised braille and characters built in UV ink to your project specification. Rooms, wayfinding and statutory signs."
url: https://www.sunstudio.ae/services/braille-tactile-signage-dubai/
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site: Sun Studio, Dubai
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# Braille & Tactile Signage in Dubai

Sun Studio produces **braille and tactile signage** at our Al Quoz studio in Dubai, for signage companies, contractors and building owners across the UAE. Braille signs let people of determination who are blind or have low vision read a door, a lift or a route by touch. The braille dots and the raised characters are built up in layers of UV ink on the sign face itself, so the tactile element and the visual one are printed together rather than drilled, glued or applied separately.

It goes into the accessible signage a project specification calls for: room and door signs, lift and stair identification, WC and accessible facilities, floor identification, wayfinding and statutory safety signage. Many suppliers here quote the US ADA standard. The local reference for a Dubai project is the Dubai Universal Design Code, and our article on [braille and wayfinding signage requirements in Dubai](https://www.sunstudio.ae/insights/braille-wayfinding-signage-dubai-requirements/) explains what it asks.

![A UV flatbed press building raised braille onto signage panels at Sun Studio Dubai](https://www.sunstudio.ae/wp/sun-studio-flatbed-braille-signage.jpg)

## What we produce

Braille and tactile signs are a category with real requirements behind them, and these are the pieces we make:

- **Braille**: dots built in layers of ink to the height and spacing your specification calls for.
- **Raised tactile characters**: letters and numerals that stand proud of the face so they can be read by touch.
- **Room and door signs**: the most common item, usually name, number and braille together.
- **Lift, stair and floor identification**: including tactile floor markers for stairwells where the specification calls for them.
- **Accessible facility signage**: WC, accessible routes and areas of refuge.
- **Statutory and safety signage**: where a tactile element is called for in the specification.
- **Full building schedules**: produced as one consistent set. Signs with no tactile element are covered under [signage printing](https://www.sunstudio.ae/services/signage-printing-dubai/).

## Production capabilities

The point of building braille in ink is that everything is registered to everything else, in one process:

- **Layered UV build**: dots and characters formed by printing successive layers, then cured.
- **Printed and tactile in register**: the visual sign and the raised element are produced together, so nothing is glued on afterwards and nothing can misalign.
- **Built to your specification**: dot height, spacing and character height printed to the figures the project or authority requires.
- **High-contrast colour**: the visual sign printed with the contrast legibility depends on.
- **Arabic and English together**: bilingual signage with both scripts printed cleanly.
- **A range of substrates**: ACP, acrylic, aluminium and rigid board.
- **Sample sign first**: one sign produced and checked before a whole schedule runs.

![Five bilingual Area of Safety signs with raised braille standing in a row in the workshop](https://www.sunstudio.ae/shots/svc-acp-panel-printing-dubai.jpg)

*Bilingual statutory signage with braille: the visual and tactile elements produced on the same panel.*

## Printed braille or applied braille beads

There are two common ways to get braille onto a sign in this region, and they age differently.

### Applied beads

Individual plastic or metal beads are inserted into drilled holes, or glued to the face. It is a long-established method and it produces a consistent dot.

The weaknesses are practical: every bead is a separate part that can be knocked out or lost, drilling has to align with the printed artwork, and a sign that loses beads becomes wrong rather than merely worn.

### Braille built in printed layers

The dots are formed by building up cured UV ink on the face, in the same pass as the graphic. There is nothing inserted and nothing glued, so there are no separate parts to come away.

It also means the tactile and visual elements are registered by definition: the braille cannot drift out of position relative to the printing, because they were produced together. The build height is set to the figures your specification requires. For the layer-by-layer method, read [how raised UV printing builds tactile lettering and braille](https://www.sunstudio.ae/insights/raised-3d-embossed-uv-printing-tactile-braille-dubai/).

## Who this is for

Tactile signage is nearly always specified rather than chosen, so this reaches us from:

- **Signage companies**: delivering an accessible signage package.
- **Fit-out contractors**: where accessibility signage is a compliance item on the handover list.
- **Developers and consultants**: meeting the accessibility requirements of a project specification.
- **Facilities and property managers**: retrofitting or replacing signage in an existing building.
- **Hotels, hospitals and clinics**: where accessible wayfinding matters most day to day.
- **Schools, universities and public buildings**: full building schedules.

## What to send before we can quote

Accessibility signage is specification-led, so send the specification along with the schedule:

- **The specification** the signage has to meet: the project accessibility spec or the authority requirement it is drawn from.
- **The sign schedule**: types, sizes and quantities.
- **The wording** for each sign, in Arabic and English where bilingual, and the braille grade if the specification names one.
- **Required dot height and character height**, if the specification states them.
- **The substrate**: ACP, acrylic, aluminium or board, and thickness.
- **Contrast requirements**, where the specification sets them.
- **Fixing and mounting method**, and the location.
- **Programme dates**.

## How it works

**Step 1**

Send

The specification, the sign schedule and the wording.

**Step 2**

Review

We check the schedule against the specification and confirm build heights, contrast and substrate.

**Step 3**

Sample

One sign is produced and checked against the specification before the schedule runs.

**Step 4**

Produce

The full set is produced as one batch and packed by sign type.

## Braille and tactile signage we have produced

Sun Studio work, produced in Al Quoz. For a full job, see the [wayfinding and tactile signage for the Museum of the Future](https://www.sunstudio.ae/portfolio/museum-of-the-future-wayfinding-signage-dubai/), printed in Arabic and English with a raised tactile finish.

![Close-up of a green door sign with raised Room 321 lettering and a row of braille beneath](https://www.sunstudio.ae/shots/svc-braille.jpg)

![Close-up of honeycomb and bees printed with raised glossy relief in gold and brown](https://www.sunstudio.ae/gallery/signage-14.jpg)

![A bilingual park information board with a you-are-here map, lying on the press bed](https://www.sunstudio.ae/cases/municipality-signage.jpg)

## Technical considerations

Accessible signage is one of the few printing jobs with a right answer written down somewhere. The specification governs, and our job is to produce to it exactly rather than to interpret it.

What matters:

### The specification is the authority

Dot height, dot spacing, cell spacing, character height and mounting height are set by the project or the relevant authority requirement. We build to the figures you supply and will not substitute our own.

### Build height and consistency

Braille has to be felt, so the layered build is checked across the batch rather than on the first sign only.

### Contrast

Most accessibility specifications set a contrast requirement between characters and background. That drives the colour choice, and often means white ink underneath.

### Durability of the tactile element

A raised element is touched constantly, which is a different kind of wear from a printed graphic that is only looked at.

### Substrate

The panel still has to hold the ink, so the material preparation for ACP, acrylic or aluminium applies here too.

### Arabic braille and Arabic type

Bilingual signage needs both scripts and the tactile element planned together, not added afterwards.

### Approvals stay with you

We produce to the specification supplied. Obtaining authority approval or sign-off remains with the project team.

## Common questions

### What do you need from us to quote braille signs?

The sign schedule with types, sizes and quantities, the Arabic and English text for every sign, the specification the signs must meet, the braille grade if it names one, the substrate and its thickness, and the fixing method. With those we can quote the set and produce a sample sign.

### Is there a minimum order for braille signs?

No. We produce one replacement door sign or a full building schedule. Lead time is quoted per job once the sample sign is approved, because it depends on the number of signs, the substrate and how much raised build each one carries.

### What dot height do you produce?

Whatever your specification requires. Dot height, spacing and character height are set by the project accessibility specification or the authority requirement it follows. Send us those figures and we build to them.

### Can you produce braille signs in Arabic and English?

Yes. Bilingual signs are common here, and both the visual type and the tactile elements are planned together so the layout works in both scripts. Send the wording for each sign in both languages.

### What materials can the signs be made from?

ACP, acrylic, aluminium and rigid board are all used. The substrate affects the preparation and the finish, so tell us which material and thickness the schedule specifies for each sign type.

### Do you handle approvals with the authority?

No. We produce signage to the specification you supply. Obtaining approval or sign-off from the relevant authority stays with you or your project consultant, so confirm the figures with them before the set runs.

### Can you replace or add braille signs in an existing building?

Usually. Send a photograph and, ideally, one existing sign, so the panel colour, the type and the tactile layout can be matched. A physical reference is far more reliable than a description, and a single sign can be ordered because there is no minimum.

### Do you produce a sample sign first?

For a schedule of any size, yes. One sign is produced and checked against the specification, so the whole set is agreed before it runs.

## Braille & Tactile Signage projects

Real Sun Studio work involving this service. [See the full portfolio](https://www.sunstudio.ae/portfolio).

*[**Dubai Municipality**](https://www.sunstudio.ae/portfolio/dubai-municipality-braille-wayfinding-signage/): bilingual park boards and office wayfinding, each with raised braille.*

![The glazed shopfront of a Chanel boutique in a mall interior](https://www.sunstudio.ae/cases/chanel.jpg)

***Chanel Boutiques**: Braille signage.*

## Technology used

**Direct Color Systems UV84**: the flatbed that builds raised braille and tactile characters in layered ink. [See the full printer fleet](https://www.sunstudio.ae/printers).

Sun Studio belongs to the same Dubai group as PRO TECHnology, which distributes Direct Color Systems equipment in the Middle East, so read our view of the machine with that in mind.

## Related services

- [Signage Printing](https://www.sunstudio.ae/services/signage-printing-dubai/) (Service)
- [ACP Panel Printing](https://www.sunstudio.ae/services/acp-panel-printing-dubai/) (Service)
- [Acrylic Printing](https://www.sunstudio.ae/services/acrylic-printing-dubai/) (Service)
- [Metal & Aluminium Printing](https://www.sunstudio.ae/services/metal-aluminium-printing-dubai/) (Service)

## Related insights

- [Braille & Wayfinding Signage Requirements in Dubai](https://www.sunstudio.ae/insights/braille-wayfinding-signage-dubai-requirements/) (Signage & Braille)
- [Raised and 3D Embossed UV Printing in Dubai: How the Layers Are Built](https://www.sunstudio.ae/insights/raised-3d-embossed-uv-printing-tactile-braille-dubai/) (Signage & Braille)
- [Wayfinding Signage for Dubai Buildings: What to Specify Before You Quote](https://www.sunstudio.ae/insights/signage-advertising-printing-dubai/) (Signage & Braille)
- [Badge and Name Plate Printing in Dubai](https://www.sunstudio.ae/insights/badge-and-name-plate-printing-dubai/) (Signage & Braille)

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