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To View And/Or Download an Updated Tactile Symbol Directory That TIME Backing shape: Diamond with clipped top Days of the week Background Texture: Net Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Brad Horizontal rubber band 1 Button Square Lego block Friday Saturday Sunday Horizontal popsicle stick Horizontal pipe Cleaner Coiled Rope Today Tomorrow Yesterday ½” pencil grip in center ½” pencil grip ½” pencil grip puff paint “à” on right puff paint “ß” on left Seasons Background Texture: Plain poster board Fall Winter Spring Summer Rectangle vinyl w/ leaf Rectangle vinyl w/ Styrofoam Rectangle vinyl w/ Rectangle vinyl w/ small underneath underneath flower underneath sea shell underneath 1 Months Background Texture: Foil with shiny side showing January February March April “J” pipe cleaner “Heart” pipe cleaner “Leaf clover” pipe cleaner “A” Pipe cleaner May June July August 4 brads in square “Circle” pipe cleaner “Square” pipe cleaner Vertical Popsicle configuration stick September October November December Horizontal paperclip “X” pipe cleaner “Triangle” pipe cleaner “Circle” face down Sequins Miscellaneous Time Background Texture: Plain poster board Afternoon Morning Payday Nickel-sized circle- “Rectangle” 1/8” thick foam Penny left of 2 crossed paper clips 1/8” thick foam 2 Background texture: Contact paper Second Minute Hour 1 small bead in center 2 small beads in center 3 small beads in center in vertical row 3 Events Backing shape: Rectangle Background Texture: Acetate (satin) Astroworld Beach trip Birthday Camping Trip “Star” plastic bead inside Small scallop shell Birthday candle Tent with braille pipe cleaner circle paper Carnival Christmas Cinco de Mayo Community Outing “Star” plastic bead Horizontal Balloon with zig-zag tinsel Rectangle lawn chair Christmas light pipe cleaner and bean webbing w/ rectangle underneath vinyl grid underneath Concert Easter Field Day Graduation Bell Easter grass with Laminated cardboard scroll of (any) paper wooden bead in center circle w/ 3 ribbons around Halloween Mothers’ Day Music Mania Party 1/8” foam cut in Crossed ribbons w/ Balloons stacked Balloon Jack-o-lantern shape mini bow at and bell to the left with stick stem, dental intersection and foam floss coming out eyes & peanut on right mouth 4 Period Picnic Schlitterbahn Special Olympics Balloon Texture part of Chamois “W” with 5 interlocking Styrofoam plate “Star” bead in middle circles of puff paint Thanksgiving Vacation Feather with balloon Sequin with pipe stapled in center cleaner “V” below 5 Places Backing shape: Square Background Texture: Needlepoint backing (vinyl grid) On Campus Auditorium Bathroom Bedroom Textured milk jug plastic Punched hole top middle w/ Piece of bedspread square; 1 side curled under yarn looped through hole or fabric swatch Cafeteria Classroom Computer room Dorm “X” made from popsicle Rubber bands cross square Felt square with cork 2 ceramic tiles glued sticks circle on top on opposite corners Game Room Group Home Gym Health Center Round tinker toy Straw in house top shape Wrist band/sock or hair Cotton ball scrunchie Kitchen LRC Laundry Room Music Room Piece of crinkly pie pan spool from cassette tape 2- ¾” buttons side by side Bell 6 Outside Office Playground Pool 2 leaves glued diagonally Row of 3 thumbtacks Pebbles glued Square piece of with stick in center with point cut off towel Rec Building School Sensory room Track Circle with acrylic paint 3- ½” vertical sand paper 3 Light Brite lights in Horizontal shoe strips “Y” shape string VATC Weight room Whirlpool Work Skills room Spring from a pen Hair scrunchie with Smooth part of pie plate Horizontal nail with nut & bolt (or just nut) horizontal screw below Off Campus Bakery Bank Beach Bowling Alley Restaurant straw & mini 3 pennies glued in a line Shell Felt strip cupcake cup underneath 7 Brackenridge Car Wash Cave Church Hospital glass medicine Sponge w/ penny glued Pebbles in circle Church shape building vial on top made w/ cedar craft singles & toothpick cross Clifton Center Ecology Action Farmers’ Market Fire Station Piece of towel with crossed Piece of plastic coke bottle Woven straw basket ½ oval Match stick Paper clips on top with rickrack glued across Garden HEB Highland Park Mall Home Sand glued into square Laminated oval “HEB” in braille Mall symbol w/ Styrofoam peanut underneath “HEB” in marker pom-pom in center Hospital Lake Laundromat Leander “+” w/ pipe cleaner Plastic bag in circle Piece of towel & penny “L” pipe cleaner 8 Mall Marriott Movie Museum Ric-Rac in square Foam sponge w/ paper clips Wrapper from Reese’s cup Doll’s eye cross on top Park Post Office Pro. Counselor Recording for Blind Stick Piece of string “X” with acrylic or puff paint Tape from cassette w/ 2 crossed paper clips Skating Rink Restaurant Restaurant- Chicken Restaurant- Chinese 2 pom-poms side by side Horizontal straw Horizontal straw above Q-tip Horizontal straw above end chopstick Restaurant-Italian McDonald’s Restaurant- Taco Central Market Horizontal straw above Horizontal straw above Horizontal straw above “circle” Diagonal sample spoon Spaghetti Styrofoam “M” tinsel pipe cleaner w/ tinsel on 2 corners 9 Store Store-Book Store-Drug Plastic grocery bag Plastic grocery bag + Plastic grocery bag + mini book below toothpaste cap below Store-Fish Store-Grocery Store-Music Store-Pet Plastic grocery bag+ puff Plastic grocery bag+ bread plastic grocery bag + bell Plastic grocery bag+ raw paint “fish” bag w/ twist tie rawhide animal treat Store-Plant Store-Toy Texas Dept. of Health Texas State Library Plastic grocery bag+ Plastic grocery bag+ “Texas” foam shape w/ Microcassette seed below lego below cotton on top UT Track Video Arcade Zilker Park Zoo Shoestring on top of Diagonal ric-rac “Z” pipe cleaner over stick Plastic animal chair webbing w/ penny in middle 10 People Backing shape: Circle Background Texture: Bumpy vinyl wall covering On-Campus People Class School Doctor School Nurse Sub “C” shape ring from plastic ½ of a Q-tip Medicine cup on its side ½ of texture craft stick chain Teacher Book made from yellow sticky note pad Off-Campus People Audiologist Boss Bus Driver Glue coil Blue “B” Steering wheel made w/ glue 11 Dentist Doctor Ear Doctor Eye Doctor Toothbrush Piece of rubber glove Backwards “?” made w/ “Eye” shape made w/ glue glue Farmer Fire Fighter Job Boss Mailman Square jean fabric w/ Slice of garden hose Shoestring piece in open loop Foam square cut w/ metal button cover on top pinking sheers Office Worker Plant Worker Police Store Worker Circle made w/ thumbtacks Plastic leaf or flower Badge shape made w/ glue “S” made w/ glue (points cut off) Trash Collector Plastic square (clear) 12 Family Brother Dad Family Grandma Round Jewelry piece w/ “heart” Cotton fabric in shape of tie Plastic round jewelry piece Jewelry piece w/ “heart” sponge on top and marble knot tied on top sponge on top glued to side Grandpa Mom Sister Jewelry piece w/ “heart” “Heart” shaped sponge Round jewelry piece w/ “heart” sponge on top and “tie” fabric sponge on top and ribbon on side on side 13 Emotions Backing Shape: Heart Background Texture: Plain poster board Anxious Excited Frustrated Gentle “S” hook on its side 4 pieces of curled ribbon Knot with nylon rope Feather w/ pom-pom Happy Hurt Love Mad Nylon rope “Smile” Vertical matchstick Nylon rope “Heart” Vertical row of knots made from nylon rope Patient Sad/Depressed Sick Tired Flower bead/silk flower Nylon rope “Frown” Vertical piece of nylon rope Nylon rope down arrow w/ glue dot on top 14 Non-food Objects Backing Shape: Oblong Background Texture: Plain poster board Clothing Boots Bra Coat Pants Leather shoe string knot Hook from a hook & eye Wool or felt, 1”x2” Hem piece from jeans men’s underwear elastic Panties Shirt Shoes Socks Piece of panties w/ 3 buttons vertically on Shoe string in cross Toe of sock elastic & nylon piece of fabric Sweater Piece of sweater Cooking Appliances/Materials/Utensils Blender Bowl Cup Fork 3 horizontal holes punched Styrofoam half-circle End of eraser cap Plastic fork prongs 15 Grater Juice Knife Microwave Mesh screen glued on card Hole punch around entire Piece of plastic knife Square of hard plastic oval w/ soft Velcro in middle Oven Pan Pitcher Plate Vertical strips with Pan made with acrylic Top of film canister 1 ¼” Styrofoam circle acrylic paint or puff paint Refrigerator Spoon Strips of strawberry basket Piece of plastic spoon glued in vertical strips strips Gym Symbols Aerobics Balance beam Ball Barrel Wooden heart 1” wooden ruler Piece of red kickball Film canister 16 Bicycle Bicycle helmet Bolster/Mat Bricks Large paper clip twisted In Half bubble ball; open side Ceramic disc on vertical Corrugated backside of handle bar shape down vinyl cloth piece of ceramic tile Bubble ball pit Canvas Hammock Climbing rope Colored mat 2 bubble balls side by side Large horizontal nylon rope Tic-tac-toe symbol w/ yarn Ric rac glued next to each other; horizontal Elastic exerciser Flatbed swing Goal mouth (basketball) Moonwalk Pipe cleaner in a handle Chain link vertical on Goal made w/ pipe cleaner & Square of vinyl cloth Shape carpet rectangle netting w/ flat marble above Music Pogo stick Rocker boat Roller Skates Cassette case 1’ piece of PVC pipe glued Wooden spool glued 5 pom-poms glued in vertically horizontally circle 17 Scooterboard Sit-up table Smooth Bolster Softball Toy wheel 2” white triangular sponge Square piece of rubber glove Wooden toy bat w/ flat glued horizontally so it is or balloon marble above it angled in the background Spinning Swing Stairs Swedish ladder Trampoline Large horizontal nylon rope w/ 3 pieces of popsicle sticks in 2” varnished
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