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Braille Dice
Polyhedral RPG & Singles Sets
The DOTS Braille RPG Dice are the world’s first mass-produced braille only polyhedral dice set! They were designed with the blind and visually impaired experience as the main focus. Tactile readability was prioritized by creating consistent faces across all dice with a single braille cell and no engraved numbers.
Accessible Features:
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Letters A-J represent numbers 1-10 and letters K-T represent numbers 11-20
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Touch Point Edge orientation marker acts as an underline for each face
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Pointed and blunt-tipped D10s for easy percentile rolling
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Raised border edges on each face create stability when reading
Tactile Map System
Raised Interlocking Grid & Shaped Movers
Printed or hand-drawn maps are not accessible to players who are blind or have low vision. This Tactile Map System designed by DOTS RPG Project can be placed over an existing printed map to allow blind players to use the same map as sighted players during a game. Additional tactile pieces can be added within the grid to indicate structures, rough terrain, or other notable elements.
Accessible Features:
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Raised lines for 1” square map
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Interlocking grid
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Tall movers with unique shapes for tactile identification
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Contrasting colors compatible with common colorblindness
Result Tokens
Powered by the Apocalypse
These tokens designed by the DOTS RPG Project feature large easy-to-read numbers, different colors, icons, and clear text. They can be used with most Powered by the Apocalypse games, simulating the same odds as rolling 2d6 by drawing one token at random from a bag.
Accessible Features:
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Dyscalculia-friendly results with no counting or adding of numbers necessary
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Unique token color, icon, and text per result
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Large number on the back can be used if desired
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Tactile engraved information with high contrast paint
Braille Books
Sage Program - Transcriptions & Embossing
Braille books can be a good option for people who are visually impaired and want a “printed” version of a book, but they can be a large undertaking. The DOTS RPG Project Sage program transcribes a direct transcription of printed or digital books and provides embossed copies to publishers or game libraries.
Depending on the amount of braille volumes, some partners opt for an accessible digital version instead through the Technomancer program. A 20 page zine printed at A5 size becomes a 50 page braille book at A4 size that is about 1” thick. When working on ~300 page books like D&D, a braille transcription will be ~40 volumes.
Accessible Features:
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Interpoint (double sided) braille pages
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Manually transcribed with modified tables and graphs for braille formatting
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In-line short image descriptions with long descriptions in an appendix
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A4 size book to fit better on library shelves. Traditional size is 11 x 11.5”
A11y Program
Technomancer
As technology continues to evolve, so too does even our most traditional gaming. While tabletop games long stood as a bastion of the pen and paper, increasingly it has become the realm of phone and laptop - which makes taking into consideration digital accessibility all the more important in this once niche field.
From Virtual Tabletops to PDF books to every level of complexity in between, the digital world is more and more involved in tabletop and board games, and with that comes a need for those digital products to work for disabled gamers.
The DOTS RPG Project Technomancer program provides technical expertise, reviews, guidance, and remediation for many areas of digital gaming. From the indies to the big leagues, we help make digital tools roll just as smoothly as our dice.
Program Features:
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PDF Audit and Remediation
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Web and Mobile Reviews
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Design Reviews and Annotation
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Consultation and Support
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Training and Education