Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
8 results found in Tactile Graphics.
- 3D Printed Tactile Model (3D tactile model, Tactile 3D model, 3D-printed accessibility model)
- A physical, three-dimensional object produced by additive manufacturing (for example fused deposition modelling or stereolithography) that is designed to be explored by touch rather than sight. 3D pri…
- Embossing (Braille Embossing, Tactile Embossing)
- The process of creating raised patterns on paper or other materials by pressing from behind, producing content that can be read by touch. In accessibility, embossing is the primary method for producin…
- Pin-Matrix Display (Tactile Pin Display, Pin Array Display, Two-Dimensional Braille Display)
- A refreshable tactile display technology that uses a grid of individually controllable pins to create two-dimensional tactile images, as opposed to single-line refreshable Braille displays that show o…
- Raised-Line Drawing (Raised-Line Picture, Tactile Line Drawing, Embossed Line Drawing)
- A raised-line drawing is a tactile representation of a visual image created by producing elevated lines on a surface that can be felt by touch, enabling blind and visually impaired people to perceive …
- Tactile Graphics Assistant (TGA)
- A software tool developed at the University of Washington that automates parts of the tactile graphics translation process to help specialists more efficiently convert printed images into tactile form…
- Tactile Image Exploration (Tactile Graphics Exploration, Haptic Image Exploration)
- Tactile image exploration is the process by which blind or visually impaired users perceive and interpret graphical content through touch, typically by moving their fingers across raised-line drawings…
- Tactile Maps (Tactile cartography, Raised-line maps)
- Maps produced in physical, raised-relief form — typically on swell paper, vacuum-formed plastic, embossed paper, or 3D-printed substrate — so that blind and low-vision users can read geographic inform…
- Tiger Embosser (ViewPlus Tiger, Tiger Braille Printer)
- A brand of Braille embosser manufactured by ViewPlus Technologies that produces both Braille text and tactile graphics by pressing raised dots onto thick paper. Unlike traditional Braille embossers th…