Visible Destinations within Buildings. Major destinations and intuitive circulation routes should be clear and visible from multiple vantage points.

Glazed Entrances. Act as lanterns providing legible view corridors and help signing deaf anticipate oncoming traffic.

Airlock & Vestibule Dimensions. Facilitate uninterrupted signed conversation through sliding doors calibrated with built-in motion sensors and airlock depth.

Classrooms. Horseshoe seating arrangement allow signing deaf students equal visual access to one another.

Room Enclosures. Minimize interruption and provide sense of activities using degree of transparency in strategically-located zones.

Color: Orientation & Wayfinding. Navigate visual orientation systems and aid ease of movement with consistent color schemes.

Eddies. Create recessed spaces along pathways and corridors for ancillary uses and comfortable field of vision out of traffic flow.

Groups & Seating Arrangements. Rounded or arched tables facilitate visual communication between moderate to large groups of deaf in dialogue.

Making Work Visible. Building collective spaces with highlight galleries elevate unique and creative expression of deaf individuality.

Sidewalk & Pathway Design. Allocate a minimum width of 10-feet for high-volume pedestrian routes to allow easy transit of large signing deaf groups.

Landscape. Landscape elements and vegetation in rhythmic pattern along travel paths serve as continuous visual reference for signers.

Textured Transitions. Textured edges on ground plane at transitions provide subtle clues to the presence of thresholds and decision points.

Private Space. Compose private spaces facing towards open areas for a balanced degree of front exposure and behind enclosure.

Qualities of Reflection. Use materials with appropriate levels of reflectivity to extend sensory reach and create spatial depth.

Color Eddies: Shaping Spaces. Apply colors in recessed eddies to create intimacy for smaller signed conversations while connecting to larger spaces.

Horizontal Datum. Allocate a minimum width of 10-feet for high-volume pedestrian routes to allow easy transit of large signing deaf groups.

Color: Contrasting Surface & Visual Language. Use skin-contrasting tones such as muted greens or blue hues on backdrops to emphasize clear visibility when signing.

Reduce Unwanted Neighboring Vibration. Specify hallways with acoustic sound-dampening techniques to avoid interference with adjacent private dwelling units.

Transparency in Movement Spaces. Connect adjacent spaces using transparent facades for visuospatial-kinesthetic sense of movement in a building.

Seeing Colleagues at Work. Inspire creative and stimulating conversations vital for deaf culture with invigorating spaces around circulation areas.

Transparency & Privacy. Address conflicting needs between privacy and accessibility through careful design, location and sizes of openings.

Light Shelves. Combine ambient and diffused light using clerestory windows to elevate navigation and visual communication.

Arcades. Provide interlocutors in conversation with vertical rhythmic cues to signify changes in elevation and demarcation lines.

Shade Paths. Building overhangs and louver facades increase optical and physical comfort for glare-free signed conversations.