[Nfb-science] ideas for labeling small 3-D printed objects

[Fahlberg, Tim R. (TCH)]

Hi Cheryl,

Have you considered adding QR codes with a tactile marker to indicate their presence? These could be either "talking QR codes" (QR codes with text in them that can be read aloud by an app like "Digit-Eyes lite" - best with VoiceOver) or QR codes that link to a site (or video) with more information about artifacts like it.  You can create QR codes with text or links one at a time using free sites like qrcode.kaywa.com or using a bulk QR code generator like qrexplore.com/generate/. 

Part of the idea for these came from seeing " The Tactile Graphics Project" at the University of Washington, with funding from the DIAGRAM Center - "Tactile Graphics with a Voice": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsF_jy4S4wc. They used to have a very nice paper similarly named that went along with it that was free but now it seems to only be available for $. The important problem they were trying to solve is similar to yours - how to efficiently share all of the text that accompanies graphics in textbooks that is too bulky to fit tactile graphics when rendered as braille. 

Hope this helps.

Tim
Tim Fahlberg
Math Teacher
WSBVI - Wisconsin School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1700 W. State St.
Janesville, WI 53546
1-608-758-6100 x 5360

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Subject: [Nfb-science] ideas for labeling small 3-D printed objects

Hello,

I am working with a local 3-D scanning company to scan and produce replicas of artifacts.  We are working with a collection of stone spear points that are small and triangular in shape.  I am looking for ideas about affixing Braille labels to them, or embedding something higher tech into the models as they are made.  The company usually puts a bar code on the replicas, so figuring out how to access that information is also a possibility.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Cheryl

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