[NFBSF] LightHouse Workshop Announcement: Hands-on Introduction to Tactile Reading using Tactile Transit Station Maps

[Frank Welte]

>> Workshop announcement.
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>> Hands-on Introduction to  Tactile Reading using Tactile Transit Station Maps
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>> Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
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>> Location:
>> In-person at LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Multipurpose Room A-B, 1155 Market Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
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>> Virtually on Microsoft Teams.
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>> Presenters:
>> Frank Welte, Senior Accessible Media and Braille Specialist, Media and Accessible Design Laboratory, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
>> Rebecca Reinier, Production and Adaptive Media Associate, Media and Accessible Design Laboratory, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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>> This practical one hour workshop will introduce blindness professionals and students to basic techniques for reading and understanding tactile graphics through hands-on exercises and interaction with tactile Bay Area transit station maps.
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>> Participants who live or work in the San Francisco Bay Area will receive a packet of handouts to keep.
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>> Participants will:
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>> Learn basic techniques for reading and understanding tactile graphics.
>> Learn the symbols and features found on tactile transit station maps.
>> Practice using tactile transit station maps to plan a trip involving Bay Area transit stations.
>> Learn about resources available from the LightHouse to improve your tactile reading and orientation and mobility skills.
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>> This workshop is ideal for Orientation and Mobility Specialists; Rehabilitation Training Specialists; Teachers of the Visually Impaired; O&M, RTS and TVI professional training program instructors and students; blind and visually impaired youth and adults and other interested community members.
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>> To RSVP or for more information, write to madlab at lighthouse-sf.org <mailto:madlab at lighthouse-sf.org>, or call 415-694-7363.
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>> Funded by a New Freedom Grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Federal Transit Administration