Custom Braille Labels & Tactile Graphics
Embossed Braille labels on polycarbonate and polyester — manufactured to UKAAF and BS EN ISO 24503 cell dimensions for pharmaceutical packaging, medical devices, lifts and accessibility products.
Combined Braille and print on a single label. Grade 1 and Grade 2 Braille available. Made in High Wycombe, UK.
Braille Labels for Medical Devices & Accessibility
The Equality Act 2010 and the European Accessibility Act require manufacturers and building operators to make their products and premises accessible to blind and partially sighted users. For medical device OEMs, the EU MDR additionally mandates that device labelling be accessible — in practice this means providing Braille on overlays and identification labels for devices used by or around patients.
Adcal Labels produces embossed Braille labels using a combination of screen-printed base graphics and mechanical embossing to create the raised Braille cells. The cells are formed to the dimensional standard required by UKAAF (UK Association for Accessible Formats) — a dot height of 0.48 mm, dot diameter of 1.44 mm and a standard inter-dot spacing — ensuring readability for experienced Braille readers.
Both Grade 1 (character-by-character, uncontracted Braille, suitable for single words and short phrases such as "PLAY", "STOP" or "DOOR OPEN") and Grade 2 (contracted Braille, for longer phrases and pharmaceutical carton text) are available. Specify at the point of order. If in doubt, we recommend Grade 1 for control panel and device labelling, and Grade 2 for pharmaceutical packaging.
- Grade 1 (uncontracted) and Grade 2 (contracted) Braille — specify at order stage
- Polycarbonate and polyester substrates — durable, chemical-resistant
- Combined Braille and printed text in register on a single label
- Cell dimensions to UKAAF and BS EN ISO 24503 specification
- Hi-tack rear adhesive for permanent bonding
- Custom shapes, sizes and colours — round, rectangular, contour-cut
- Minimum order 25 labels per design
Applications
- Lift and elevator button panels — floor numbers and door controls
- Medical device control panels — function and mode labels
- Pharmaceutical packaging — drug name, dosage, expiry date
- Domestic appliance controls — washing machines, microwaves, ovens
- ATM and kiosk keypads — PIN entry and navigation
- Public information panels and wayfinding
- Safety equipment — fire alarm call points, defibrillator instructions
Pharmaceutical Packaging Braille
EU Directive 2001/83/EC requires Braille on the outer carton of all prescription and OTC medicines sold in Europe. The Braille must carry the approved name of the medicine. Adcal produces Braille carton labels and folding carton Braille inserts for pharmaceutical manufacturers and CMOs. Supply the approved text and we handle the Braille translation and production.
Combined Braille & Print
Many applications require both visible printed text and Braille on the same label — for example, a lift button carrying the printed floor number and the Braille equivalent on the same self-adhesive overlay. We produce combined layouts with print and Braille in precise registration, verified on calibrated Braille measuring gauges before despatch.