1. Braille Formats 2011 Illustrative Materials CTEBVI Workshop 501 Presented by: Amanuensis Braille Presenter: Robert Roldan rroldan@amanuensisbraille.com

2. Introduction How to apply the Braille Formats Principals of Print-to-Braille Transcription, 2011 to illustrative materials Not a class on Tactile graphics. Braille examples using the new braille format guidelines

3. How to Apply Braille Formats Identify what you are looking at Find the Guidelines that apply Adjust your decisions based on clarity Use guidelines that closest fit the situation and use your best judgment when something is not covered in the code

4. Captions, Source Citations, and Descriptions Captions are in a 7/5 format – Must have an Identifier (Figure 1.1, Diagram 2.3, etc.) – When one doesn’t exist add an embedded TN with a descriptive term like Photograph, Caption, etc. Source Citations are in a 7/5 format – Immediately follow the caption – No blank line after the source citation is required in a series that includes a descriptive TN

5. Descriptions are in a 7/5 format and are enclosed in TN symbols. – They describe the material using vocabulary that is appropriate for the grade level. Proper order for these materials are: – Caption – Source Citation – Descriptive TN

6. Example 1: Unidentified Caption

7. Example 2: Caption with Source

8. Example 3: Caption, Source and Description

9. Where do they go? Illustrations are placed as close as possible to the related text. – Before the paragraph they are referred to when the information is necessary to understand the text. – After the paragraph when it supplements the discussion Unrelated illustrations are placed at the end of the page. – After the last completed paragraph on the page

10. Moving Illustrations Between Pages Only move the illustration if it is necessary for a through understanding of the text and will aide the student in the concept being taught. – Add a TN before the Illustration indicating where the graphic was moved from. – Add a TN on the page that the graphic was moved from referring to where it is relocated to. – Consider ease of use when placing TN’s

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13. Tactile Representation of a Flow Chart Use a key to eliminate clutter. Place the key and tactile graphic on facing pages if they cannot fit on one page. Place as much information on the graphic as possible to ease the use of the material.

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16. Timelines Timelines are brailled using a list format First and last date are included (even if no material is shown) Each date is followed by its related entry Dates without entries are excluded Captions are placed immediately after there related date in a 7/5 format.

17. History of Social Media

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19. Screenshots Enclose in a box Use computer braille code for information that must be input into a computer Use descriptive TN’s to describe the layout of the page.

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22. Presentations Each slide number is treated as the print page number. Format your braille for best readability. Slide descriptions, when needed, are enclosed in a transcriber's note. Speaker's notes are brailled in 7-5 format and are proceeded by “Notes” enclosed in transcriber's notes symbols. The notes continue on the same line following the identifier. Use proper paragraph formatting for the notes. See next page for the braille example of this page.

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