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Description: Whether your summer plans include a vacation to a favorite destination or a staycation in your town, it s time to get navigating with tactile maps! Hear from Greg Kehret, Director of Media and Accessible Design Laboratory at San Francisco s LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, as he introduces TMAP, a tool to generate tactile maps. Experts from APH will share how to use the PixBlaster to print TMAPS and will also explore ways to create and embellish tactile graphics using low-tech products. Instructor: Greg Kehret Instructor s Title: Director of Media and Accessible Design Laboratory Instructor s Affiliation: San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind Instructor s Email: GKehret@lighthouse-sf.org Instructor: Karen Poppe Instructor s Title: Product Manager, Educational Product Innovation Instructor s Affiliation: APH Instructor s Email: kpoppe@aph.org Instructor: William Freeman Instructor s Title: Tactile Technology Product Manager Instructor s Affiliation: APH Instructor s Email: wfreeman@aph.org Primary Core or ECC Area: Assistive Technology Target Audience: O&M Instructors, Teachers, Students, Parents, Consumers Pre-requisite knowledge: None Lesson Plan Goal: The participant will identify the services of TMAPs and the importance of teaching orientation and mobility through tactile graphics. Learning Objectives: The participant will describe how to use the TMAP app to create tactile street maps. The participant will describe how to use the PixBlaster to print TMAPs and other tactile graphics. The participant will identify 3 APH tools to improve student proficiency in using tactile maps. The participant will list 3 ways to augment and embellish tactile graphics. Materials Needed: None |
