About Tactile Reading 2025

About the conference

Tactile Reading and Graphics is a recurring international conference. It brings together participants worldwide that contribute to making information accessible through tactile solutions. In addition to braille, this also involves tactile graphics, drawings and 3D. During three days, the conference will feature a varied program about all aspects of tactile reading.

The event is about sharing knowledge, ideas and experiences from practical work, innovation and research. The contributors will bring new knowledge and inspiration to the participants in their professional work and promote further development of new understanding within the field of tactile reading.

A pupil with a visual impairment and a teacher are exploring a braille school book. (Photo copyright: Bartiméus Fonds)

Seven main topics

Braille and literacy

Multimodal learning (use of different senses during learning)
Approach for braille learning in inclusive settings
Braille instruction
Emergent literacy
Early childhood literacy
Braille for persons with acquired blindness
Reading speed (e.g. contracted Braille, use of combination speech and braille)

Tactile Graphics & 3D (printed) objects

Tactile curriculum  (plan or program)
Methods to explain 3D objects in 2D drawings
Accessing tactile graphics
Accessible design
Image descriptions
Guidelines in tactile graphics and 3D objects
Legend and reading guide

Innovative Technology

Production methods
Sonification
Use of AI in relation to designing for VI
Combination of tactile & auditive accessibility
Assistive Technology (speech/Voice?)
Reading devices (glasses, rings, ferrotouch etc.)

Arts/ Leisure Time & Games

Cultural history (museums)
Tactile books/maps/graphic/building models
Use of AI in education for VI
Games and play
Music
Arts & crafts

Education

Concept development
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM)
Assessment, instruction, support
Cultural Linguistic Diversity
Drawing & crafts

MDVI (Multiple Disabilities and Vision Impairment)

Methods to teach literacy
Alternatives for braille-reading (Moon, Elia, etc.)
Multi sensory storytelling

Miscellaneous / Open category

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