Chancey Fleet, a technology coordinator at the New York Public Library’s Braille and Talking Book Center, shares ideas for preparing blind children to create, use, and enjoy tactile graphics.
Tips on making large print and tactile graphs for students who are blind or visually impaired
The ability to interpret tactile graphics is an essential skill for students with visual impairments.
Tips on developing tactile skills in children who are blind or visually impaired using tactile graphs, tactile drawings, 3D shapes, and braille labels
Overview of tactile graphics, which are the means by which non-textual information are conveyed to people who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind
Learn to design inclusive, multi-sensory print materials with clear strategies, tactile supports, and practical accessibility tips for diverse learners.
This fall the BESB (Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind) in Connecticut provided an in-service for paraprofessionals working with academic K-12 grade students who read braille.
This is the fourth session in the WaterViz collection of water cycle lessons and activities.
This inquiry-based hands-on rocket activity is designed for 5th-10th grade students to learn about space and rockets using tactile graphics.
Fine motor activities and ideas to strengthen hands and fingers, while developing tactile discrimination skills with young pre-braille readers
