Guidelines for design of tactile graphics american printing house for the blind aph aph advises on design symbols lead lines labels indicators and scale for creating effective tactile graphics.
Tactile graphics for the blind.
Bana recommended standards and practices for tactile graphics can be downloaded here.
It includes a braille slate and stylus braille eraser rubber embossing pad ruler and foil sheets.
With good tactile graphics great results are possible.
On this site you will find.
New products to assist in production of braille graphics.
With a good tactile graphic a blind person can lead a sighted person around a space.
5 1 placement of tactile graphic.
5 1 1 an illustration should be inserted as close as possible to corresponding discussion in the text.
It allows you to create raised line masters on heavy gauge aluminum that can be reproduced using a vacuum form machine.
A web version of the manual is also available.
Books are shipped anywhere in the world and payment can be made via paypal or eft.
You don t have to do this alone.
Tactile graphics kit the tactile graphics kit available from aph allows teachers to create custom tactile graphics.
This article includes references on creating tactile graphics.
The intact drawing bundle includes everything blind or low vision users need to independently create their own tactile graphics.
To learn more about tactile graphics get in touch with the lighthouse media and accessible design laboratory mad lab.
Tactile graphics are a means of conveying non textual information to people who are blind or visually impaired and may include tactile representations of pictures maps graphs diagrams and other images.
It also includes some resources on teaching students how to use tactile graphics.
Welcome to the tactile graphics website.
Basic information on production methods and techniques.
Check with your tvi or in the math tools section to see if it is already available before spending time producing.
Your tvi may be able to order these.
There are resources available.
Highlights on hardware and software.
With the intact sketchpad freehand tactile drawing has never been easier.
Tactile graphics books for blind and visually impaired preschool children 3 to 7 years a series of tactile graphic books educational games and activities for blind and visually impaired childen.