Take into consideration your child s needs by using contrasting colors braille labels or using large print.
Creating tactile maps for the blind.
One of the biggest challenges faced by blind travelers is obtaining a concept of their surroundings.
A print map and final tactile map design step 1.
Tactile maps are sometimes used to help orient blind students to school and college campuses.
The lighthouse designs and produces tactile maps of parkland theme parks transit systems street maps and floor plans.
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Try to make the map to scale but don t worry your child is unlikely to judge your map making skills.
It must be remembered that tactile graphics are not automatically meaningful to students who are blind or visually impaired.
Teachers of the visually impaired often produce tactile graphics to accompany classroom materials and activities.
Tactile maps use raised points lines and textures to represent objects identify rooms and denote accessible areas.
Craft supplies you can use.
Creating tactile maps for the blind using a gis american congress on surveying and mapping jerry clark and deanna durr clark describe the use of a gis geographic information system and coordinate digitizer to create customized tactile maps on micro encapsulated paper.
Creating tactile maps at national braille press is a labor intensive process that requires a keen eye for detail and a steady hand.
Braille maps have been difficult to come by being rare if not non existent.
Tactile map of ubc.
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