Need Tactile Graphics?  Here are some great resources and suggestions!

For quality tactile maps, atlases, and drawings, go to the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired site: http://www.tsbvi.edu/Education/tactile-graphics.htm

Or contact the Princeton Braillists:

http://mysite.verizon.net/resvqbxe/princetonbraillists/

Or (if you have Corel Draw and a PIAF, Swell-Form Graphics Machine, or Tactile Image Enhancer) go to Canada’s Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired for a huge collection of graphics:

http://www.prcvi.org/files/tactilegraphics/index.html

http://snipurl.com/xnbxa

Graphics that are tactile, audio, and visual, like those made with the Talking Tactile Pen applications by Touch Graphics/Smith Kettlewell http://www.touchgraphics.com/research/pen.htm are wonderful multi-sensory tools for teaching blind, visually impaired, and even learning disabled students.  The graphics that are just braille (from APH and Princeton Braillists) don't have print labels for non-braille readers, but used in conjunction with print versions of the graphic might be helpful to some students.  ViewPlus Technologies is also working on similar curriculum support materials in tactile/audio/visual formats http://www.viewplus.com/solutions/touch-audio-learning/ .  Having good description to accompany graphics is always a great help. The National Center for Accessible Media has done a dynamite job of defining steps for descriptions, especially for STEM subjects, but the process works for all subjects.
http://ncam.wgbh.org/experience_learn/educational_media/stemdx

For information about Raised Line and Tactile Papers and additional Tactile Graphics Resources, please open and read the following documents:

• Tactile_Graphics_Resources 48KB
• Raised_Line_and_Tactile_Papers 254KB

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