Now whoever can help with this please forward this to the correct departments.
I will preface by saying I loved my trip, and was so impressed with IOA and Universal. The last time I went to Universal was at USH in 1985. So much has changed, and it is all good.
But however, one thing does need to be fixed at IOA.
As noted in the heading, the Braille signs are all wrong at IOA.
The mens room sign in the bathrooms across from Poseidon is spelled incorrectly. Instead of saying men, it is uncomprehensible. The braille for the M is an printed upside down, but the e and the n was correct.
Braille is a very exact language which uses the same set of raised patterns for numbers/letters/contractions/ and everything else. For example the letter a in braille, could also be a number 1 depending on how the pattern is prefaced.
My DH who reads Braille noticed this error, and and another error in the braille printing in the word Restroom in Mythos, and another slight error in the Spiderman single riders line.
A very scary fact, 90% of all signs are printed incorrectly in Braille, not just at IOA, Universal, but everywhere. In fact, in the blind community, all signs should be spelled out in Grade 1 braille, instead of using the shortened Grade 2 braille. For example, MEN or restroom should be spelled out completely, saying MEN and RESTROOM instead of abbreviated braille which is sometimes printed on the signs.
I know the management of USF/IOA would not want to be known as to having incorrect Braille signs. Unfortunately when Braille signs are ordered, there is no visually impaired/blind individual or cast members to "spell check" the signs.
We did stop at Guest Relations and just registered this concern we had.
I truly loved the park, and had a wonderful time. These errors did just cause concern to the blind visually impaired community.
I will preface by saying I loved my trip, and was so impressed with IOA and Universal. The last time I went to Universal was at USH in 1985. So much has changed, and it is all good.
But however, one thing does need to be fixed at IOA.
As noted in the heading, the Braille signs are all wrong at IOA.
The mens room sign in the bathrooms across from Poseidon is spelled incorrectly. Instead of saying men, it is uncomprehensible. The braille for the M is an printed upside down, but the e and the n was correct.
Braille is a very exact language which uses the same set of raised patterns for numbers/letters/contractions/ and everything else. For example the letter a in braille, could also be a number 1 depending on how the pattern is prefaced.
My DH who reads Braille noticed this error, and and another error in the braille printing in the word Restroom in Mythos, and another slight error in the Spiderman single riders line.
A very scary fact, 90% of all signs are printed incorrectly in Braille, not just at IOA, Universal, but everywhere. In fact, in the blind community, all signs should be spelled out in Grade 1 braille, instead of using the shortened Grade 2 braille. For example, MEN or restroom should be spelled out completely, saying MEN and RESTROOM instead of abbreviated braille which is sometimes printed on the signs.
I know the management of USF/IOA would not want to be known as to having incorrect Braille signs. Unfortunately when Braille signs are ordered, there is no visually impaired/blind individual or cast members to "spell check" the signs.
We did stop at Guest Relations and just registered this concern we had.
I truly loved the park, and had a wonderful time. These errors did just cause concern to the blind visually impaired community.
