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An emergency exit sign is incorporated directly into the floor adjacent an emergency exit door. The emergency exit sign includes visual and tactile properties that allow the sign to be read on a day to day basis by those walking through the doorway. The tactile properties of the sign also allow the

An emergency exit sign is incorporated directly into the floor adjacent an emergency exit door. The emergency exit sign includes visual and tactile properties that allow the sign to be read on a day to day basis by those walking through the doorway. The tactile properties of the sign also allow the sign to be read by those on the floor in an emergency situation such as when the room or hallway is filled with smoke. The tactile properties of the sign may also be used by those trying to find the doorway in a dark room. Further, the tactile properties of the sign are used on a day to day basis as people walk over the sign to reinforce the person's memory of the location of the emergency exit door.

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1. A room having a floor, a wall, at least one emergency exit door and at least one additional door that is not intended to be used in an emergency situation; and an emergency exit sign positioned adjacent the emergency exit door and adjacent the floor; the emergency exit sign having visually-readab

1. A room having a floor, a wall, at least one emergency exit door and at least one additional door that is not intended to be used in an emergency situation; and an emergency exit sign positioned adjacent the emergency exit door and adjacent the floor; the emergency exit sign having visually-readable language adapted to indicate to the reader that the emergency exit door is to be used to exit the room in case of an emergency; and the emergency exit sign having a tactile element that may be felt by a person on the floor to indicate to the person feeling the tactile element that the emergency exit door is to be used to exit the room in case of an emergency; andthe emergency exit sign is embedded in the floor in front of the emergency exit door. 2. The room of claim 1, wherein the emergency exit sign includes at least one tile having a body with an upper surface; the visually-readable language defined by the body of the tile; the upper surface of the tile defining the tactile element that may be felt by the person. 3. The room of claim 2, wherein the visually-readable language defines the tactile property. 4. The room of claim 2, wherein the visual indicator is formed from a plurality of tiles. 5. The room of claim 2, wherein the tile has a roughened background. 6. The room of claim 5, wherein the visual indicator is roughened. 7. The room of claim 6, wherein the background is roughened to a different degree than the visual indicator. 8. The room of claim 1, wherein the visually-readable language is FIRE EXIT. 9. A room having a floor, a wall, at least one emergency exit door; and an emergency exit sign positioned adjacent the emergency exit door and connected to the floor where the sign may be felt by a person crawling on the floor; the emergency exit sign being formed from a plurality of tiles defining visually-readable language on a background; the visually-readable language adapted to indicate to the reader that the emergency exit door is to be used to exit the room in case of an emergency; and the tiles having a tactile element that may be felt by a person on the floor to indicate to the person feeling the tactile element that the emergency exit door is to be used to exit the room in case of an emergency. 10. The room of claim 9, wherein the tactile element is formed on the visually-readable language elements on the tiles. 11. The room of claim 9, wherein the tactile element is formed on the background of the tiles. 12. The room of claim 9, wherein the visually-readable language is formed from a plurality of tiles. 13. The room of claim 9, wherein the sign is connected to the door. 14. The room of claim 9, wherein the sign is connected to the wall. 15. The room of claim 9, wherein the visually-readable language includes a plurality of letters; each tile defining one of the letters. 16. The room of claim 15, wherein each of the letters is defined by a plurality of small tiles disposed inside the tile that defines the letter. 17. The room of claim 15, wherein the letter is roughened to provide the tactile element. 18. The room of claim 15, wherein the tile defining the letter is roughened to provide the tactile element.