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2.  Lucia Hasty  Rocky Mountain Braille Associates  Colorado Springs CO  Lucia@tactilegraphics.org

3.  QuickTac by Duxbury Systems http://www.tactileaudio.com/QuickTac.htm http://www.tactileaudio.com/QuickTac.htm  Tiger Software Suite (TSS) for ViewPlus embossers http://downloads.viewplus.com/tutorials/TSS+ 4.0 http://downloads.viewplus.com/tutorials/TSS+ 4.0  Phoenix and Firebird from Enabling Technologies http://www.brailler.com/phoenix.htm http://www.brailler.com/phoenix.htm

4.  Free software  Download beta 4.0, not version 3.  Simple drawing program  Can emboss graphic directly or embed in a DBT or MegaDots document

5.  Open QT  Select shape, then look at tools in upper right of screen  Draw pie chart  Add labels  Save

7.  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

9.  Software that is included with purchase of ViewPlus embossers (proprietary)  Used for  Drawing images  Viewing previously drawn images and editing

10.  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

12.  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.

14.  NCAM guidelines for descriptions http://ncam.wgbh.org/experience_learn/educ ational_media/stemdx/guidelines

15.  Braille Authority of North America/ Canadian Braille Authority Guidelines and Standards for Tactile Graphics www.brailleauthority.org

16. SmartPen applications  Touch Graphics and Smith Kettlewell Research Institute  TouchGraphics.com

17.  ASCII chart for contracted braille  National Braille Association  www.nationalbraille.org www.nationalbraille.org

18.  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