Tolerance of Error

The use of the ‘Accessible Means of Egress Icon’ considers the fifth Principle of Universal Design by removing the risk of poor decision making and sending a person with mobility limitations to an exit path or exit door that they cannot negotiate their way through. By directing people to a suitable accessible exit, and where possible, this should always be the case, it removed potential for people to be put into an unsafe situation.

Buildings need exit and emergency signs to identify parts of the accessible means of egress. An Accessible Exit Sign Project Initiative.