Let's Get Crafty and Inclusive

LaShawn Myles, Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Abbigail du Pont, Harford County Public Library

This will be a hands-on workshop to learn about tactile graphics and ways you can build inclusive supports into storytime and programs for children with visual impairments and special needs.

At the conclusion of the program, participants will be able to …

* ...describe the characteristics of a functional tactile graphic and their purpose and use.

* ...design a tactile panel to represent an illustration from a familiar children’s book.

* ...identify three strategies they can incorporate into storytime and programs to include supports for customers with special needs.