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Lucia Hasty Rocky Mountain Braille Associates Colorado Springs CO
QuickTac by Duxbury Systems Tiger Software Suite (TSS) for ViewPlus embossers Phoenix and Firebird from Enabling Technologies
Free software Download beta 4.0, not version 3. Simple drawing program Can emboss graphic directly or embed in a DBT or MegaDots document
Open QT Select shape, then look at tools in upper right of screen Draw pie chart Add labels Save
Labels of a graph go outside the pie slices Combine the name and percentage into one label. Rotate the pie chart if needed to fit in labels. Colors are NOT translated into different textures. You combined the keyed information
Software that is included with purchase of ViewPlus embossers (proprietary) Used for Drawing images Viewing previously drawn images and editing
Open Tiger Designer Open Washington.prn from files in 5.1 Hasty Saving from other formats to.prn Experiment with tools Add labels Contracted vs. uncontracted braille
Phoenix is a dual-head embosser. Provides standard braille output as well as high resolution graphics (25 dpi) Newest on the market. Software being developed for basic users as well as advanced users.
NCAM guidelines for descriptions ational_media/stemdx/guidelines
Braille Authority of North America/ Canadian Braille Authority Guidelines and Standards for Tactile Graphics
SmartPen applications Touch Graphics and Smith Kettlewell Research Institute TouchGraphics.com
ASCII chart for contracted braille National Braille Association
American Printing House for the Blind (APH.org)- Tactile Graphics Image Library Royal National Institute for the Blind, UK- Imageshare to be released this fall ViewPlus Technologies- images for Tiger embossers