Tactile Graphics for Museums

Mark Walhimer Americans with Disabilities Act, Emerging Technologies, Exhibition Design, Museum Resources Leave a Comment

Today, I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, an excellent Museum.  The Museum makes use of Tactile Graphics in their painting gallery.  Tactile graphics are images that are designed to be touched rather than looked at. The content of the graphic is represented by a set of symbols selected to be easily read and understood.

Links regarding Tactile Graphics:

RNIB National Centre for Tactile Diagrams

Tactile Graphics, by Polly K. Edman

American Foundation for the Blind

American Foundation for the Blind, Resource List

Tactile Graphics Website

Texas School for the Blind, Tactile Graphics Page

Producers:

Touch Graphics

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