Braille Boot Camp is four days of hands-on, experiential learning focused on braille and tactile graphic production. You will work through both small group and individual activities to create braille and tactile graphic documents.
Activities include:
• The Ins-and-Outs of Microsoft Word for braille and tactile graphic production
• Converting files to editable text and understanding file types and extensions
• Braille Document Production for Literary, Foreign Language, Mathematics and Technical materials
• Tactile Graphic Production of one-page and multiple-page tactile graphics
• Creation of Templates for basic shapes and Cartesian coordinate planes
• Opportunity to work with graphic embossers and software programs used in producing tactile graphics
All sessions start at 8:30 am and end at 4:30 pm.
This training has been designed for those who are new to braille production or anyone who needs a refresher. This is an in-person training and attendees are expected to attend all four days.