a round-up of computer-assisted tactiles. lucia hasty, ma, ctvi rocky mountain braille associates...
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HERDING CATS
A round-up of COMPUTER-ASSISTED TACTILES
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Presented by
Lucia Hasty, MA, CTVIRocky Mountain Braille Associates LLC
Colorado Springs CO
What are CATs?
Computer Assisted TactileS:
Tactile graphics produced with the help of computer-developed images.
Changes in access to texts
Digital provides immediate availability
Less hard-copy braille and large print
Standards for descriptions
Focus on access to STEM curriculum has driven the growth of access technology
From Print to Digital Image
“Just Google It!”
Internet map sites- Google maps, Bing, National Geographic, state’s website, NASA, publisher’s website
From Print to Digital Image
Scanning and resolution
Converting to acceptable file format
Braille fonts
Drawing A Graphic
MSDraw
Paint
QuickTac
Wacom Tablets
Paint.net
Inkscape
Graphics Production Software and hardware combinations
Phoenix embosser and Firebird software (Enabling Technologies)
Index V4 series (new one the market) with TactileView software (new from Holland)
ViewPlus embossers (Tiger, Spot Dot, Pro, Elite, Emprint, etc.) and Tiger software suite (TSS)
Standard braille embossers with capability of graphics mode and Duxbury’s QuickTac, TGD Pro
Production software for graphics
QuickTac- works with DBT and MegaDots www.duxburysystems.com
TGD Pro (father of QuickTac) http://www.duxburysystems.com/tgd.asp?choice=pro
Talking Tactile Tablet Authoring Tool www.touchgraphics.com
University of Washington’s Tactile Graphics Assistant http://tactilegraphics.cs.washington.edu/
Other software for graphics University of Oregon Tactile Map Editor-
designed for O&M maps and capsule paper production http://ix.cs.uoregon.edu:8988/jforum/posts/
list/11.page
Accessible Graphing Calculator- View Plus www.viewplus.com
Math Trax- NASA http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/mathtrax/
PictureBraille http://www.pentronics.com.au/index_files/
PictureBraille.htm
Other Cool Stuff
Touch Graphics and Smith Kettlewell:Smart Pen projects- periodic table,
subway maps, STEM binder, Tmap project, Wii for O&M www.touchgraphics.com
A couple of refreshable braille surfaces for tactile graphics should be on market within 2 years
Thanks for attending
Contact:
Lucia @tactilegraphics.org
www.TactleGrapicsorg
www.RockyMountainBraille.com
