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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We use a combination of approaches. It really depends on the individual student, the subject matter, and the way in which the information will be used. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For graphics in textbooks or other materials that are known ahead of time we make sure there are good descriptions within the text or Braille file, then ask the students to let us know which graphics they want processed. Most students only want specific or representative samples, not each and every graphic. When we are producing graphics from the book, or from handouts, we use the swell paper and Image Enhancer – often needing to adjust the size and level of detail to ensure the student is getting what he or she needs. Sometimes we’ll produce two versions of the same graphic if it is a complex one – done at different scales, or with a focus on different features.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For graphics that need to be created on the fly (an important illustration drawn on the board that relates to an in-class project for example) we have thin plastic sheets on a rubber treated clipboard that a classroom aide can use to render a raised line drawing in real time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kaela Parks, Director<br>Disability Support Services<br>University of Alaska Anchorage<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/dss">www.uaa.alaska.edu/dss</a> <br><a href="http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/accessibility">www.uaa.alaska.edu/accessibility</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Karen Sorensen<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 05, 2012 9:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> athen-list@u.washington.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Tactile Graphics<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi -<br>Thanks to Gaeir for the reply. What do others do to make graphics accessible to blind and low-vision students? <br>Wink - Gaeir is the only person who replied. What have you used in the past? Are there services that people outsource graphics to? <br>Thanks,<br>Karen<br>-- <br><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Karen M. Sorensen<br>Instructional Technology Specialist <br>Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses<br>Portland Community College<br>971-722-4720</span><br><br><br>Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:49:46 -0700 (MST)<br>From: "Wink Harner" <<a href="mailto:winkharner@mesacc.edu">winkharner@mesacc.edu</a>><br>Subject: RE: [Athen] tactile graphics<br>To: "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'"<br> <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>Message-ID: <008801cccb2a$c688c9a0$<o:p></o:p></p><div id=":35"><p class=MsoNormal>539a5ce0$@edu><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>Did you find anyone to answer your questions yet, Karen?<br><br><br><br>Wink<br><br><br>Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:24:11 -0800<br>From: "Gaeir Dietrich" <<a href="mailto:gdietrich@htctu.net">gdietrich@htctu.net</a>><br>Subject: RE: [Athen] tactile graphics<br>To: "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'"<br> <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:6AE2716D4AE64AD79AE0CD4443907AC4@htctu.fhda.edu">6AE2716D4AE64AD79AE0CD4443907AC4@htctu.fhda.edu</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>I do like the IVEO system for creating talking tactile graphics for<br>students. One of my favorite features is the fact that you can add text to<br>your graphic that will then be read as text-to-speech. Some of the competing<br>products only allow recorded audio in the talking graphic, which I find much<br>more cumbersome.<br><br><br><br>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<o:p></o:p></p><div id=":35"><p class=MsoNormal>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br><br>Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich<br>High Tech Center Training Unit of the<br>California Community Colleges<br>De Anza College, Cupertino, CA<br> <<a href="http://www.htctu.net/" target="_blank">http://www.htctu.net/</a>> <a href="http://www.htctu.net/" target="_blank">www.htctu.net</a><br><a href="tel:408-996-6043">408-996-6043</a><br><br>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>