Sharing knowledge at Tactile Reading 2021

Royal Dutch Visio contributed to the programme of the digital conference Tactile Reading 2021 with several presentations during the last two days of April. Below you’ll find these contributions and other relevant materials, when available.

Contribution I:

Reading concepts: From Braille house to Braille letter

By: Gyntha Goertz (gynthagoertz@visio.org) and Linda Verhoef

Watch the full presentation on YouTube.

This presentation also includes:

• YouTube: Hokey cokey braille song 1
• YouTube: Hokey cokey braille song 2
• YouTube (in Dutch with English subtitles): Auditive analysis
• PDF: Manual From Braille house to Braille letter
• PowerPoint presentation *

 

Contribution II:

Tactual Profile MDVI & Learning path 3D to 2D – an introduction

By: Ans Withagen (answithagen@visio.org), Brenda Zwijnenburg and Anneke Blok

Watch the full presentation on YouTube.

• This presentation also includes a PowerPoint presentation *

 

Contribution III:

Feel your reading book – early braille literacy

By: Gyntha Goertz and Ann M. Conefrey

Watch the full presentation on YouTube.

This presentation also includes:

• YouTube: Film clip 1 Tom wil een hap (Tom wants a bite)
• YouTube: Film clip 2 Dag spin (Hello spider)
• YouTube: Film clip 3 De bal is lek (The ball is flat)
• PDF: Criteria for a book | Early literacy in braille with tactile illustrations
• PowerPoint presentation *

 

Contribution IV:

Choice of literacy: a proposal for a decision process

By: Ans Withagen

Watch the full presentation on YouTube.

• This presentation also includes a PowerPoint presentation *

 

Contribution V:

Preparatory topography An and Jan & Where am I?

By: Anneke Blok (annekeblok@visio.org)

Watch the full presentation on YouTube.

This presentation also includes:

• YouTube: Video An and Jan in practice
• PowerPoint presentation *

* In order to properly view the PowerPoint presentations including videos, you need to download the presentations and play them as a slide show.