Here at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, we usually
make our own tactile graphics using various methods.
The foil method using the APH tactile graphics kit produces excellent
graphics, but it is quite time consuming and requires artistry, and we rely
on Region IV to create these graphics for our textbooks and state-mandated
assessments:
Region IV Education Service Center
Computer Braille Center
Diane Spence, Coordinator
7145 West Tidwell
Houston, TX 77092-2096
Phone: 713-744-8144, FAX: 713-744-8148
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
producer of Nemeth Code and tactile graphics materials including textbooks
and standardized assessments.
One of my colleagues creates beautiful graphics on her computer program,
and we use these images to create many of our raised-line diagrams on
"swell paper" using Matsumoto's stereo-copying system (no longer
available). As someone else pointed out, the paper is the key. We like
American Thermoform's paper as well. We do not like flexi-paper. Some folks
don't like any brands of this type of paper by the way.
If you want to buy someone else's drawings check out:
Tactile Access to Education for Visually Impaired Students (TAEVIS)
Sue Wilder, Director
1149 South Campus Courts-E
Purdue University
West Lafayette IN 47907-1393
Phone: (765) 496-2856
Fax: (765) 494-0239
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.purdue.edu/odos/TAEVIS
mathematical and scientific tactile graphics available on-line.
We also have a TIGER graphics embosser and love it. We also have their AGC
(Accessible Graphing Calculator), so it produces some fantastic math graphics.
ViewPlus Technologies, Inc.
Business Enterprise Center
Contact Person: Carolyn Gardner
800 NW Starker Avenue
Corvallis, OR 97330
tel: (541) 754 4002
FAX: (541) 738 6505
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.viewplustech.com
TIGER Advantage is a personal computer printer that embosses crisp,
high-resolution tactile graphics and Braille. Equipped with a Windows
95/98/NT printer driver, the embosser prints a combination of text and
graphics directly from any Windows application. The text can be printed in
Braille or DotsPlus, and the graphics are represented in tactile form.
TIGER Advantage can print on any media including paper which is 17 inches
wide and up to 50 inches long. The new user-friendly ViewPlus/Duxbury
Braille Translator is bundled with the TIGER Advantage.
A new type of graphic is now appearing in various places. APH gave out some
samples. The company called gh (headed up by Dave Schleppenbach from Purdue
University) will produce copies of whatever you provide for a price. Robert
Jacquiss from the International Braille Research Center is also having
samples from their Tektronix Phaser 300 printer evaluated. They all appear
to be using similar technology.
gh llc
3000 Kent Ave.
Suite E2-201
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Phone: (765) 775-3776
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.ghbraille.com
Math and science textbooks in braille, tactile graphics, other products and
services.
Susan
At 02:29 PM 4/27/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi, folks.
>
>I'm looking for reviews/recommendations on several items related to
>the production of raised-line (tactile) diagrams. The items I'm
>interested in are:
>
>1. a company/service who can produce decent custom raised-line
>diagrams from print materials I provide (hopefully at a reasonable
>price.)
>
>2. Any experience, reviews or comments on the various devices which
>produce raised-line diagrams on "swell paper" (also known as
>"Flexi-Paper",) especially from anybody who's used the "Tactile Image
>Enhancer Jr." from Repro-Tronics.
>
>Thanks very much for any input you may have on this.
> --Carla
>
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> Carla Campbell
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