[Blindmath] QT RE: Software to produce tactile diagrams for Geometry?

[Neal]

I do not think QuickTack would be usable for someone without sight to create
graphics.

Sorry,
Neal

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From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of PR Stanley
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 7:33 AM
To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] QT RE: Software to produce tactile diagrams for
Geometry?

is it usable to someone with no sight i.e. a blind person?
Paul
At 12:24 29/10/2010, you wrote:
>Hello Roni:
>
>You may want to have the teacher try the free beta 4.0 version of QuickTac.
>You can use the mouse to draw.  It is very simple to use.
>You draw with the mouse.
>It will do everything you mentioned except; it will not support variable
>height graphics.  You can also put in raised text and braille labels into
>the graphic.
>
>It supports graphics on the fly for almost every braille embosser on the
>market including Enabling embossers and Index embossers as well as others.
>
>The graphic can be inserted into a DBT (Duxbury Braille Translator) file so
>that when the braille is produced the graphic is already on the page, so no
>further collation is required.
>
>You can download it from:
>http://www.tactileaudio.com/QuickTac-beta1.msi
>
>more brief info at:
>http://www.tactileaudio.com/doc.htm
>
>Sincerely,
>Neal
>Email: Neal at duxsys.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Roni Mathew
>Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 5:48 AM
>To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
>Subject: [Blindmath] Software to produce tactile diagrams for Geometry?
>
>Hi, I am a blind teacher of visually impaired children, and have a
>two-pronged question:
>
>1.      Is anyone aware of software which may be used in creating geometric
>drawings, which may then be output to a Braille embosser?
>2.      One of my student's issues is confusion about raised images in the
>Geometry text. Her classroom teacher finds she works better when figures
are
>produced with Wicki Sticks and  glue. However, this method is extremely
>labor intensive and time-consuming for the teacher, and I have been trying
>to explain that such material will not necessarily be offered to her
>following High School. So I ask, are there software-driven means of
>producing lines/figures of varying thickness and height to provide greater
>contrast  of angles, shapes  etc, but also for differentiation of
properties
>within a figure?
>
>
>
>Thank you very much for assistance.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Roni Mathew
>
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