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To get you started, here are some tips and recommendations for making braille prints. You may notice that some of the principles are (intentionally) the same as in the creation of tactile graphics.

In general

Think before you start preparing a tactile print, consider whether it is the only solution and whether the digital version for screen-reader would offer to user more comfort and be more efficient.

Be consistent if you have used a solution successfully once, use it again on a similar occasion and don't invent new ones, this will make it easier for the blind person; if there are standards (e.g. national notation, scientific notation), stick to them.

Don't imitate don't try to copy a visual material in all its parameters, take into account the specifics of braille standards (see the chapter Standards).

two images: the original text and its braille typesetting
While the formatting that makes the text clearer is retained in braille, the formatting that does not make sense for braille (two-column formatting) is discarded.

Be versatile even if you are creating material for a blind person, remember that they are unlikely to work with them alone; if possible, try to create the visual layer as well.

photo (braille book with visual print)