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Commentary How Tactile Graphics Can Help End Image Poverty

Commentary How Tactile Graphics Can Help End Image Poverty

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An excellent article by Chancey Fleet was brought to my attention after I published a recent post.

Tactile Drawing and Spatial Thinking.

Chancey Fleet describes image poverty as the lack of tactile graphics. Read her excellent article, linked below. She discusses:

  • Attitudinal and bureaucratic barriers that limit the availability of tactile graphics.
  • The assumption that images will be experienced visually.
  • Differences in scale of visual and tactile design
  • Examples of tactile graphics used in everyday situations
  • Techniques for making tactile graphics.
  • Nonvisual methods of tactile design
  • The importance of community-building to develop best practices in tactile design.

How Tactile Graphics Can Help End Image Poverty

By Chancey Fleet

MIT Technology Review June 15, 2023.

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