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HERDING CATS

A round-up of COMPUTER-ASSISTED TACTILES. HERDING CATS. VAER. Presented by. Lucia Hasty, MA, CTVI Rocky Mountain Braille Associates LLC Colorado Springs CO Lucia@tactilegraphics.org. What are CATs?. C omputer A ssisted T actile S :

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HERDING CATS

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  1. A round-up of COMPUTER-ASSISTED TACTILES HERDINGCATS

  2. VAER

  3. Presented by Lucia Hasty, MA, CTVI Rocky Mountain Braille Associates LLC Colorado Springs CO Lucia@tactilegraphics.org

  4. What are CATs? • Computer Assisted TactileS: • Tactile graphics produced with the help of computer-developed images.

  5. 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

  6. From Print to Digital Image • “Just Google It!” • Internet map sites- Google maps, Bing, National Geographic, state’s website, NASA, publisher’s website

  7. From Print to Digital Image • Scanning and resolution • Converting to acceptable file format • Braille fonts

  8. Drawing A Graphic • MSDraw • Paint • QuickTac • Wacom Tablets • Paint.net • Inkscape

  9. 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) • ViewPlusembossers (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

  10. Production software for graphics • QuickTac- works with DBT and MegaDotswww.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/

  11. 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/

  12. PictureBraillehttp://www.pentronics.com.au/index_files/ PictureBraille.htm

  13. Other Cool Stuff Touch Graphics and Smith Kettlewell: • Smart Pen projects- periodic table, subway maps, STEM binder, Tmap project, Wiifor O&M www.touchgraphics.com A couple of refreshable braille surfaces for tactile graphics should be on market within 2 years

  14. Thanks for attending • Contact: • Lucia @tactilegraphics.org • www.TactleGrapicsorg • www.RockyMountainBraille.com

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