Tactile, yes or no?

What graphics to prepare into tactile form and what not to prepare?

The following aspect must always be taken into account:

Conclusion

In most cases, for the study materials, tactile graphics for items 3 (structured information) and 4 (informative graphics), and rarely 5 (graphics with social role) are prepared. 

Graphics replacement options

Just to give a few examples very briefly. There are many more possibilities and they will be added over time.

Tables

image (pie chart)

Pie chart (original)

image (table)

Table (adaptation)

The pie chart could certainly be left as a tactile graphic, but exploring it and reading information would be too slow. Therefore, a suitable adaptation is to convert the exact data into tabular form.

Text

image (map of the world)

Map as an illustration (original)

Map of the Siberian tiger living area

image (textual interpretation of the map)

Text (adaptation)

Specifics of tactile perception

Compared to visual perception...

photo (cactus field)
photo (skyscrapers)
photo (detail of medieval manuscript)
image (drawing - 3D object)

...tactile perception:

photo (student exploring tactile map)

is much slower — requires direct contact and an active approach or exploration

photo (wooden model of scyscraper)

is limited in the size of the perceived object

image (simplified drawing of medieval initial letter)

is limited in the detail of the display

image (model drawn in individual planes)

does not allow to reliably display a 3D object in plane