B/VI Strategies

For People who are Blind or Have Low Vision

•Gel paint leaves a raised bead when dry, providing tactile definition.
•Add sand to tempera.
•Use high contrast paper and materials, especially black and white.
•Try sparkling or shiny paper, bold colors.
•Use collage materials that make a textured surface: scrunched tissue paper, fabric, cotton balls.
•Place paper inside a tray with raised edges to help define the boundaries.
•Notch paper in one corner to designate the top and the bottom.
•Set up or line up materials in open containers or trays. Tell people which material is first, second, third.
•Use thick cord taped to the floor to mark performance spaces.
•Attach a string or rope to opposite walls of a room for people can use as a guide in movement classes.