[accessibleimage] Re: Want to draw a state diagram!

Hi Joe!

There is an interesting research project out of Berkeley that was creating a
user interface on the computer to enable blind folks to draw. I don't know
if it ever went beyond research, but here is a link and contact info:
http://guir.berkeley.edu/projects/ic2d/
Hesham Kamel: hesham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
James Landay: landay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

That program is the only fully accessible computer solution I know of;
however, it would be possible to hand draw the lines and circles yourself
using a couple of different methods. You would have to add the Braille with
a slate and stylus or cut it out and glue it on.

The easiest and least expensive drawing method that I am aware of would be
to use a raised line drawing kit. MaxiAids has a couple of them. One kit
just has the board and a stylus, but the other has the rubber board, along
with a protractor, compass, and ruler that all have Braille markings. It
runs about $40. I wasn't clear in their ad, however, if it comes with the
mylar paper (called polyester film paper on the site--the paper alone is
about $6 for 70 sheets). I would recommend asking about the paper if you
decide to order the kit just to ensure you will have enough.

If the complete URL below does not come through just go to the MaxiAids site
(www.maxiaids.com) and search for "geometry."
http://www.maxiaids.com/store/prodView.asp?idproduct=5386&idstore=1&idCatego
ry=&category=&product=Geometric_Set_in_Braille_-_Perfect_for_Students!

You could also try using PIAF paper with a China marker (also called a
grease pencil). I suspect that with a bit of orientation you could feel the
marker on the capsule paper. Once drawn, the graphic would have to be put
through the PIAF machine, which uses heat and light to raise the lines. This
solution is much more expensive, as the PIAF machine is about $1800, and the
paper runs about $1.10 per sheet.

The PIAF machine is available through Optelec (www.optelec.com):
http://www.optelec.com/braille-speech/products-solutions/tactile-educational
-braille-products/piaf

Hope this helps!

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Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
High Tech Center Training Unit of the
California Community Colleges
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
www.htctu.net
408-996-6043
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>>> "Joe Renzi" <renzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 12/05/06 11:45 AM >>>
Hi Judy;
Hi Folks!  Can someone help Joe?  If so, please reply to him directly! 
Thanks!

>>> "Joe Renzi" <renzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 11/14/06 3:09 PM >>>

I am a blind student at SDSU taking a logic design course.  I would
like to know if there is a program in which I could put a circle on a
page, put
another circle on a page, connect them with an arrow and Braille label
the connecting line and inside the circle?  Then I would emboss this on
my
Tiger Pro Braille Graphics Printer. I have Iveo and it doesn't let me
draw standard shapes and label them in Braille.  The connecting lines
would
be at weird angles and major diagonals.  These angles depend on how the
circuit changes based on inputs and previous states.  I could do a
representation on a Braille writer if connection lines were simply
vertical or horizontal.  It is these diagonal connections which muddy
the waters.

Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Joe Renzi
renzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
 




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