photo hand reading Tactile Graphic
Braille dots spelling Tactile Graphics

DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR TACTILE GRAPHICS

TACTILE GRAPHIC PLANNING SHEET

AREAS

Information

Texture/Material

LINES

Information

Texture/Material

POINT SYMBOLS

Information

Texture/Material

LABELS AND KEY

Title of Graphic:                 _________            _ Page:      _ 

Text or Subject:                        Student/Agency:          ___  

Date Assigned:       Date Needed:         Production time:       

Source: American Foundation for the Blind, Techniques for Creating and Instructing with Tactile Graphics - Workshop in Atlanta, Georgia (December 6-8, 2001) and Colorado Springs, Colorado (April 25-27, 2002.) Lucia Hasty and Ike Presley