points to Tactile Graphics Libraries around the world to make available their designs in one place! Tactile Graphics Designs: Swell Touch, 3D, Braille, and more
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We found one of the cheapest techniques for #TactileDrawing and creating DIY #TactileGraphics. Join our talk on Tue, May 3 at 10:00 AM Room 395 (3rd Floor) #CHI2022 @ACM_CHI
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ALT Photo of low-cost tactile drawing technique. Showing two hands drawing a circle with a ballpoint pen on regular paper, on top of a silicone placemat that makes the drawing tactile.
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Production of the English Edition Tactile Graphics Collection “Origins of the Universe and Matter”
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At @nyplheiskell, learn to make tactile 3-D models that can be used by blind and low-vision people, and others who rely on touch to understand and experience things. The Dimensions Lab provides free accessible technology and workshops. Learn more: on.nypl.org/44I9eZa
Ann Cunningham, The Tactile Artist and The Tactile Media Alliance (TMA)
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Dr. Abigale Stangl, Director of MultiSense.Studio and Assistant Professor at the College of Industrial Design launched the Tactile Media Alliance.
Learn more about CIDI's part in this collaboration ➡️ cidi.gatech.edu/feature/tang…
ALT A person touching tactile media.
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Joan Horvath will be giving a free webinar titled "Intro to OpenSCAD and the Nonscriptum open source STEM model repositories" on Tuesday, April 22 from 4-5 pm eastern! Please fill out this form by April 20th, 2025 to receive the Zoom link. forms.gle/YXhVLPEPuV282ERn8?…
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Translating graphics into tactile charts for blind & low-vision readers requires compliance w/extensive design rules.
MIT’s "Tactile Vega-Lite" tool hardwires such guidelines w/i its program, potentially streamlining the process for designers & teachers: bit.ly/4j1EhDM
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Hey all! My team is hosting a #TactileMap event on Sept 7, featuring @ChanceyFleet @BerkeleyBlink and @TVI_ting. @lighthouse_sf
Register: lighthouse-sf.org/2024/08/21…
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Join the Access Academy on 8/22 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm (ET) to learn the ins & outs of using the APH Tactile Graphics Kit in the classroom. Craft along with us as we make aluminum tactile graphics together for math, social studies, & science! Register today: bit.ly/4dMXG8H
ALT Access Academy logo. A cropped photo shows a shows tactile map drawn using foil. Text: "8/22/2024. Designing Effective Tactile Displays, Leanne Grillot, Jenny Wheeler. 2:00 - 3:30 PM (ET). ACVREP Credits."
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At @nyplheiskell, learn to make tactile 3-D models that can be used by blind and low-vision people, and others who rely on touch to understand and experience things. The Dimensions Lab provides free accessible technology and workshops. Learn more: on.nypl.org/3zoi3u3
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This #DisabilityPrideMonth, discover book recs, a wide array of accessible resources, including accessible technology training and braille study groups, free events, and more—like the tactile graphics lab at @nyplheiskell! on.nypl.org/3W7N8tP
Tactile Reading & Graphics Conference 2025
June 2 - 4, 2025
@muziekgebouw, Amsterdam
@KonVisio @Bartimeusnieuws @KB_Nederland @passendlezen @dedicon
Call for Abstracts
Submission deadline: 18 October 2024
tactilereading.yellenge.nl/a…
#TactileGraphics
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This video with @ChanceyFleet of @NYPLHeiskell explores the Monarch Braille device's ability to enhance tactile graphics accessibility. This innovative technology transforms the way people interact with tactile graphics.
#Captioned
#Video
#Accessibility
#InclusiveDesign
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This video with @ChanceyFleet of @NYPLHeiskell explores the Monarch Braille device's ability to enhance tactile graphics accessibility. This innovative technology transforms the way people interact with tactile graphics.
#Captioned
#Video
#Accessibility
#InclusiveDesign
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Registration is open for the 2024 Tactile Art Teach-in in @nyplheiskell NYC! Register as a learner or volunteer for two days of nonvisual drawing forms.gle/rJjinsLct1mK7fSL6
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Did you know we have over 2,000 tactile graphics templates you can access for free? From the U.S. map to the Mona Lisa, the Tactile Graphics Image Library has a wide range of tactile graphics that can be accessed & displayed on the Monarch. bit.ly/4aSH8eA #Monarch #TGIL
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Coming up on April 27!
Touch the Stars - Tactile Symbols for Space Flight and Beyond
cooperhewitt.org/event/touch… cooperhewitt.org/event/touch…
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“In the next 10 years, we’ll see #AI capable of rendering #VisualGraphics into #TactileGraphics—replacing text with #Braille abbreviations, assigning colors to textures, removing background clutter, improving contrast, scaling up” buff.ly/3PQj4R1
ALT A photo of Chancey Fleet standing in front of a bookshelf. She is wearing a dark blue shirt with floral prints and is smiling broadly.
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Received a wonderful model assortment from a volunteer earning service hours for school! Contact us if you would like to print, too!
ID: Nefertiti, Terracotta Warriors, La Pieta, geometric shapes, Moses, Tesla cars and anatomy models.
#Volunteer#3DPrinting
ALT Model assortment of Nefertiti, Terracotta Warriors, geometric shapes, Tesla cars and wheels, La Pieta, Moses,
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In partnership with the RNIB, we are using our technology to change the way blind and partially sighted people experience images, how sighted people understand visual impairments, and show everyone a different way of viewing the world.
#WorldUnseen - canon.sm/3IL3UbN