Students assist RNIB with launch of Tactile Books
NCW students have assisted the RNIB in producing a range of accessible tactile images for blind and partially sighted children. Staff and students met with RNIB staff to evaluate the images before they were published into books and helped assess their suitability for use with both blind and partially sighted students.
The books have been produced to address the shortfall in suitable curriculum materials needed by blind and partially sighted children across the UK. Each book contains tactile illustrations with Braille labels and large print colour images with large print labels, all of which support the national curriculum covering a range of subjects such as GCSE Biology, Physics, Geography, Maths, Chemistry, Food technology, IT and PE.
Some subjects can be challenging for blind and partially sighted pupils because they contain graphically rich materials such as photographs, maps and illustrations. The new tactile educational image books will provide teachers with the necessary resources to help give pupils the same understanding of these topics as their sighted peers.
NCW pupil, Richard, 15, said: “Tactile images are extremely useful, particularly in exams where I am answering the same questions as other people. They mean that I have exactly the same as everyone else. The books are easy to read and I can use them whenever I want.”
The books of images are available from RNIB’s online shop at www.rnib.org.uk at cost, priced from £16.50
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