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<div>I agree with Gaeir that the most important thing is to find out from someone in that field, such as a TA or the prof, what the intended use of the diagrams is. Will the student need to pull off specific values, or just understand the general trends and
what makes one graph different from the other? If the former, you need a serious solution such as a table of values, a searchable excel file, or maybe a tactile, but if the latter, an expertly-written long description may be adequate.</div>
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<div>-Madeleine</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Gaeir Dietrich <<a href="mailto:gdietrich@htctu.net">gdietrich@htctu.net</a>><br>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span>"<a href="mailto:gdietrich@htctu.net">gdietrich@htctu.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:gdietrich@htctu.net">gdietrich@htctu.net</a>>, Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Monday, December 14, 2015 4:53 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [Athen] Chart Accessibility<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Jason,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">With graphs like these, it is important to understand what information is really important. In other words, is it possible to simplify the information shown? My guess is that these graphics lend themselves to
multiple sheets for a single graphic. One tactile would be the “overview,” providing the overall shape of the curves without a lot of the detail of the measurements. If the specific measurements are needed, then other graphics in sections would be useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">It’s good to realize that, many times, a lot of information is included in visual graphics simply because it can be. Often much of it can be simplified. You may need to speak with a content-area expert to understand
exactly what the graphic is attempting to convey. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Also remember that sometimes, for a student who is not that comfortable with tactile graphics, a simplified graphic with sighted support to describe the detail may be a good option.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">And, as John said, you can always make the graphic itself talk, which may be the best of both worlds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">There are a lot of great resources available now for helping you to develop tactile graphics. Some of my favorites are shown below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The BANA Tactile Graphics guidelines have very good information on how to create tactile graphics:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.brailleauthority.org/tg/">http://www.brailleauthority.org/tg/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Also, the DIAGRAM project from Bookshare has a very nice sample book:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://diagramcenter.org/standards-and-practices/accessible-image-sample-book.html">http://diagramcenter.org/standards-and-practices/accessible-image-sample-book.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired has some nice basic information—especially on using Word to draw maps:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.tsbvi.edu/graphics-items/3189-tactile-graphics-resources-1">http://www.tsbvi.edu/graphics-items/3189-tactile-graphics-resources-1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.tsbvi.edu/component/content/article?id=1465:basic-principles-for-preparing-tactile-graphics">http://www.tsbvi.edu/component/content/article?id=1465:basic-principles-for-preparing-tactile-graphics</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">I hope this helps!</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich<br>
HTCTU Director<br>
408-996-6047</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "> athen-list [<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu">mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Varnado, Jason<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 11, 2015 3:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:'athen-list@u.washington.edu">'athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Chart Accessibility<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have a student in mechanical engineering who is fully blind, she has been going along fine for some time (she’s a junior now), but we have run up against the attached charts. Any ideas on how to pull something like this off without
making a 10 foot by 15 foot tactile chart?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(2, 52, 92); ">Jason Varnado</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(2, 52, 92); "><br>
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