[NFB-Idaho] Help kick off our initiative with Tactile Images

[Ramona]

Don, I a interested in this, but do not know how to find Getty. Further, it would be hard to react without actually getting my hands on an image or images. I assume that notes or a key of some sort must be needed for complex images. I'm not sure that one set of rules would work for all images. 

RamonaOn Jan 13, 2021 3:27 PM, Donald Winiecki via NFB-Idaho <nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> This is an E-mail to all members of NFB-Idaho.
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> I am closely following this project with NFB! The BANA (Braille Authority
> of North America) standards for tactile images apply mostly to graphs and
> charts that we find in science, math, engineering, statistics, accounting,
> and the like. There are only fuzzy standards for the kinds of tactile
> images Getty will be trying to create.
>
> For that reason, I am very interested in how well tactile readers interpret
> the tactile images Getty will be creating. Please add your suggestions so
> we can better learn how to create useful tactile images.
>
> Best,
>
> _don 😷
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> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 2:55 PM National Federation of the Blind via
> NFB-Idaho <nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> >                  [1]
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> > TELL US WHAT TACTILE IMAGES YOU’D LIKE TO EXPERIENCE
> >
> > Getty Images [2], a world leader in visual communications, and the National
> > Federation of the Blind, America's civil rights and membership organization
> > of the blind, have partnered with Tactile Images to deliver more than 25
> > million images to the world's blind population at museums, science centers,
> > libraries, schools, and government agencies. This initiative will
> > significantly enhance educational opportunities and cultural inclusion for
> > blind and low-vision individuals worldwide. Read the full press release [3]
> > about this exciting partnership.
> >
> > As a fun way to kick off this initiative, please take this very short poll
> > [4] that asks about celebrities, historic events, and famous landmarks that
> > you might like to see represented as 3D tactile images. You can choose from
> > the list or add your own! Your input will be used to guide the creation of
> > exhibitions featuring 3D tactile artworks that also incorporate audio
> > description, and even unique smells, to help blind people create mental
> > pictures of our world.
> >
> > Stay tuned in the coming months for more information about exhibitions that
> > will be created to travel to museums around the globe so that blind people
> > everywhere can experience culturally iconic images in a way we never have
> > before!
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