A working knowledge of braille is recommended. Each participant will receive a presentation packet to keep. Participants will learn additional techniques through hands on exercises for reading tactile graphics in general and tactile maps as they explore the rich set of symbols and textures that comprise the detailed, multi-level views comprising each tactile BART station map. Tactile Graphics Literacy is an important skill that will contribute to the success of today’s blind and visually impaired students, both inside and outside of the classroom. 308 Hands-on Introduction to Reading Tactile Maps Using Tactile BART Station Mapsįriday, April 21, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Participants will learn essential techniques through hands on exercises for reading tactile graphics in general and tactile maps focusing on TMAPs, a unique form of tactile street maps. 208 Hands-on Introduction to Reading Tactile Maps Using TMAPįriday, April 21, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Session will include hands-on time making quick and easy tactile graphics. Options for tactile graphic creation will be explored with focus on ways to produce unique graphics quickly on-site. How can we support our students in accessing books and instruction? How can tactile drawing skills help our students build skills in interpreting tactile graphics? Discussion will include ways to make a blind student’s drawings on a Draftsman visually accessible to others. Early elementary classrooms are filled with books with pictures. Tactile graphics…not just for math and science! They support literacy and a child’s enjoyment and engagement with reading. Naomi Rosenberg, Senior Designer, Media and Accessible Design Laboratory, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco Jessica McDowell, Teacher for the Visually Impaired, Marin County Office of Education MAD Lab Sessions at CTEBVI 104 The Tactile Graphic Rich Elementary Classroom: Supporting Inclusion and Literacyįriday, April 21, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Below is an outline of the sessions LightHouse will be participating in this year. LightHouse is honored to, once again, be invited to co-host the Youth Institute with our fantastic Youth Programs staff and hold informational sessions around tactile maps and graphics with LightHouse’s Media and Accessible Design Lab (MAD Lab) team. Every year, the California Transcribers and Educators of the Blind and Visually Impaired (CTEBVI) holds a conference for blind and low vision students, their families, and the schools and organizations that support their education.
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