Title: Tactile Graphics Guidebook
Description: Section I: Using the Tactile Graphics Kit Effectively --
Overview --
Transferring the Image to the Foil --
Braille Labeling --
Embossing Point Symbols in the Foil Master --
Embossing Lines in the Foil Master --
Embossing Areal Patterns in the Foil Master --
Completing the Display --
Summary --
Section II: Designing Legible Tactile Displays --
A Common Myth --
Simplicity --
Clutter --
Lines --
Point Symbols --
Areal Patterns --
Labeling --
Additional Notes --
Final Comment --
Section III: Introducing Blind Students to Reading Tactile Maps --
Orientation to Environment --
Basic Tactual Skills --
Representation of Three-Dimensional Objects on a Two-Dimensional Surface --
The Student's First Map --
Expanding the Map --
Summary and Conclusions.
Subjects: Tactile Graphics