ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 17049 First edition 2013-10-15 Accessible design Application of braille on signage, equipment and appliances Conception accessible - Methodes d'affichage des signes en braille Reference number IS0 17049:2013(E) ISO @IS02013 mitted without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 17049:2013(E) COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @IS02013 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2013 - All rights reserved No reproduction or networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 17049:2013(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv 1 Scope .1 2 Terms and definitions ..1 3 Specifications for braille 3.1 Braille character, word and line. 3.2 Configuration and spacing of braille dot and cell .2 3.3 Exclusion zone 3 3.4 Dimensions and shape of braille dot. ..4 3.5 Correlation among dimensional parameters of braille .4 4 Application of braille on signage, equipment and appliances .4 4.1 General ..4 4.2 Braille on signage.. .5 4.3 Braille for the controls of equipment and appliances .6 Bibliography 8 tneatonadizarghtsrerved iii se with IS ed without license from IHS Not for Resale