[accessibleimage] tactile grahics supplies...Re: producing tactile graphics

Good afternoon,
Our district has several levels of supplies. We have 5 braillists producing 
materials for 10 braille readers of various levels. For the regular secondary 
student we use tiger graphics, swell paper graphics, and hand made materials. 
For elementary students we used raised line graphics and real objects. 

That said, in another lifetime I did it all myself for a secondary student and 
a kinder. The tiger embosser was not available to me. Hand made and swell paper 
graphics were used. 

A no time were we budgeted for outside support. 

If you are brailling graphics for a single student, I dare say you can manage 
with peel-n-stick, aph materials, and swell paper graphics. Past a single 
student, paying for additional graphics support and swell paper may allow you 
to get through. At the secondary level we produce graphics in our district for 
students taking college algebra, geometry, algebra 2, and algebra and find the 
tiger embosser invaluable.
K


 



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From: Nita Smith <nita.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: accessibleimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:29:20 AM
Subject: [accessibleimage] producing tactile graphics


Hi folks,
I thought you might have some input on this issue. I am a VI teacher in 
Asheville , North Carolina and I have a Braille student who is in the 3rd 
grade. We are starting to think about purchasing an embosser that can produce 
good math graphics. In the past I have done a lot of home-made graphics because 
her school doesnʼt use a textbook. For end of grade testing and benchmark 
assessments we have Braille materials professionally made. I think in the 
future grades her class will be using a textbook and hopefully we will be able 
to get it in Braille for her. My question is this? Do we need to get the 
technology to produce tactile graphics for her and what should we get?
 
Nita Smith
Teacher for the Visually Impaired
Asheville City Schools

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