1. A round-up of COMPUTER-ASSISTED TACTILES

4. Lucia Hasty, MA, CTVI Rocky Mountain Braille Associates LLC Colorado Springs CO Lucia@tactilegraphics.org

5.  Computer Assisted TactileS:  Tactile graphics produced with the help of computer-developed images.

6.  Digital provides immediate availability  Less hard-copy braille and large print  Standards for descriptions  Focus on access to STEM curriculum has driven the growth of access technology

7.  “Just Google It!”  Internet map sites- Google maps, Bing, National Geographic, state’s website, NASA, publisher’s website

8.  Scanning and resolution  Converting to acceptable file format  Braille fonts

9.  MSDraw  Paint  QuickTac  Wacom Tablets  Paint.net  Inkscape

10.  Phoenix embosser and Firebird software (Enabling Technologies)  Index V4 series (new one the market) with TactileView software (new from Holland)  ViewPlus embossers (Tiger, Spot Dot, Pro, Elite, Emprint, etc.) and Tiger software suite (TSS)  Standard braille embossers with capability of graphics mode and Duxbury’s QuickTac, TGD Pro

11.  QuickTac- works with DBT and MegaDots www.duxburysystems.com www.duxburysystems.com  TGD Pro (father of QuickTac) http://www.duxburysystems.com/tgd.asp?choice=pro http://www.duxburysystems.com/tgd.asp?choice=pro  Talking Tactile Tablet Authoring Tool www.touchgraphics.com www.touchgraphics.com  University of Washington’s Tactile Graphics Assistant http://tactilegraphics.cs.washington.edu/ http://tactilegraphics.cs.washington.edu/

12.  University of Oregon Tactile Map Editor- designed for O&M maps and capsule paper production http://ix.cs.uoregon.edu:8988/jforum/posts/ http://ix.cs.uoregon.edu:8988/jforum/posts/ list/11.page  Accessible Graphing Calculator- View Plus www.viewplus.com www.viewplus.com  Math Trax- NASA http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/mathtrax/ http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/mathtrax/

13.  PictureBraille http://www.pentronics.com.au/index_files/ http://www.pentronics.com.au/index_files/ PictureBraille.htm

14. Touch Graphics and Smith Kettlewell:  Smart Pen projects- periodic table, subway maps, STEM binder, Tmap project, Wii for O&M www.touchgraphics.com www.touchgraphics.com A couple of refreshable braille surfaces for tactile graphics should be on market within 2 years

15.  Contact:  Lucia @tactilegraphics.org  www.TactleGrapicsorg www.TactleGrapicsorg  www.RockyMountainBraille.com www.RockyMountainBraille.com