Accessible Media Guidelines
The American Printing House for the Blind offers these best practices for large print, braille, tactile graphics, PowerPoint™, and assessments.
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APH Guidelines for Print Document Design
Guidelines created by APH after a thorough study of current research and an examination of existing standards in the industry.
APHont™ — A Font for Low Vision Readers
A font with characteristics shown to enhance reading speed, literacy, comprehension, and usability for large print users.
The Essential Characteristics of Large Print Maps (.doc)
Drafted by the Large Print Atlas Focus Group, these guidelines provide methods for creating atlases for students with visual impairments.
NEW! Nemeth Braille Tutorial
This free online tutorial will help teachers and students learn the Nemeth code for Mathematics and Science Notation. Note: A UEB (Unified English Braille) mathematics tutorial will be available from APH in the future.
Promising Practices for Transcribing Early Literacy Textbooks — Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grades
Draft guidelines developed with members of the BANA Early Materials Production Committee and an APH focus group.
APH Braille Transcription Specifications
These specifications will help braillists transcribe textbooks with the highest quality and most useful methods for blind students.
Guidelines for Design of Tactile Graphics
Best practices for design, symbols, lead lines, labels, indicators & scale and other aspects of tactile graphics.
Tactile Graphics TV (TGTV)
A series of online videos devoted to tactile graphic design. Each episode in the ongoing series addresses one or two aspects of the design process involved in adapting a print graphic (for example, from a textbook) into a readable tactile image.
Guide to Designing Tactile Illustrations for Children’s Books
Illustrated guide offers teachers, caregivers, and transcribers information about many topics related to creating tactile illustrations for children’s books.
PowerPoint Presentations for Persons with Low Vision
A presentation that is accessible to low vision audience members will be more readable for all audience members.