An Evaluation of Substrates for Tactile Maps and Diagrams: Scanning Speed and Users’ Preferences

Jehoel, Sandra; Ungar, Simon; McCallum, Don; Rowell, Jonathan

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“…On the other hand, Pike et al (1992) found that there are no significant differences in map-reading performance of visually impaired children using microcapsule and thermoform maps. Jehoel et al (2005), in their study, evaluated the relative suitability of different base materials for the production of tactile maps and diagrams via a new ink-jet process. According to the results, paper substrates (particularly rough paper and microcapsule paper) seem to be the most suitable for the production of tactile maps and diagrams using an inkjet printing method.…”

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“…First of all, the selection of a substrate depends on the use of the map or diagram. For example, durable substrates, such as plastic and aluminum, are more suitable for use in public places, whereas paper substrates (lightweight and easily folded up) can be carried much easily by an individual user (Jehoel et al 2005).…”

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“…The blind user perceives the information graphed on the map by feeling the elements of the map with the fingertips. This information can be of great importance as it allows people with visual impairments to study, work and live more independently (Jehoel et al 2005). The usefulness of tactile maps for teaching concepts regarding space to people who are blind has been demonstrated in several studies (Espinosa and Ochaita 1998).…”

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“…Tactile maps and tactile graphics, in general, are produced using various substrates (background materials), based on the production method that is used every time (Horsfall 1997). For example, the stereo-copying process uses microcapsule paper that contains heat-activated microcapsules, embossed graphics are produced using paper, thermoform uses thermoplastic polymers and screen-printing is done on a wax-based paper (Jehoel et al 2005). A new technology, the TIMP tactile inkjet printer, can print tactile images in polymer on a large variety of substrates.…”

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Tactile maps provide location-based services for individuals with visual impairments

Papadopoulos

Καρανικόλας

2009

Journal of Location Based Services

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People with visual impairments are unable to collect the external visual stimuli from the environment or to use conventional maps. Hence, the importance of tactile maps as informational and orientation means is undoubted. The blind user perceives the information graphed on the tactile map by feeling the elements of the map with the fingertips. There has been considerable research into the design of these maps over recent decades, providing answers to most of the questions which have arisen concerning their intelligibility -the use of symbols, for example, and the implementation of uniform standards to make the maps generally accessible. For the production of tactile maps a number of methods have been developed worldwide. The introduction of new technologies has contributed to the design and production of tactile maps, following procedures appropriate to the special needs of tactile mapping, with automatic cartography. During the procedure of implementing a tactile map with the use of a personal computer, a basic stage is the construction of a digital map. In this article, the design of tactile maps of Thessaloniki (the second largest city in Greece) is discussed, with special emphasis on a number of relevant issues influencing the whole process.

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2009

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“…In a study that aimed at identifying the types of material that contained higher perception to blind people when using tactile maps, Jehoel et al (2005) concluded that rougher materials used to make the tactile maps came to be the blind people's favorite ones, over other materials. Jehoel et al (2006) described that the production of tactile maps deserves special attention.…”

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The Blind Student and His Body Feelings: Ways of Being and Perceiving the School Through Tactile Maps During Physical Education Classes

Miranda

Pinel

2016

HOLOS

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Historically, physical education in Brazil has been coming through a long process for achieving its position in regular schools. Conquering this place is owed to a large set of debates about the most varied pedagogical concepts. This study aims at analyzing the body feelings of a blind student and phenomenologically describing this student's perceptions of school spaces when influenced by the use of tactile maps. The study adopted a qualitative approach from a theoretical -methodological perspective of the case study with phenomenologicalexistential inspiration. Based on the dialogues in this study, the authors understood that tactile maps, mediated by the student's body feelings, represented significant importance to boost memorization of school spaces. This allowed more reliable guidance and safer mobility to that blind student and his own challenges of overcoming physical and attitudinal barriers when he needed to move around daily at school and during physical education classes. KEYWORDS:Phenomenology, Tactile Maps, Physical Education, Blindness, Inclusion. O ESTUDANTE CEGO E SUAS SENSAÇÕES CORPORAIS: MODOS DE SER E DE PERCEBER A ESCOLA, POR MAPAS TÁTEIS, EM AULAS DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA RESUMOHistoricamente, a Educação Física no Brasil vem, por um longo processo, constituindo seu lugar na escola regular. A conquista desse espaço deve-se a um denso conjunto de debates sobre as mais diversas concepções de práticas pedagógicas. Esta pesquisa teve por objeto de análise as sensações corporais de um estudante cego, e por objetivo descrever fenomenologicamente as percepções do estudante em relação aos espaços escolares, quando influenciado pela utilização de mapas táteis. Adotou uma abordagem de natureza qualitativa, sob uma perspectiva teórico-metodológica do estudo de caso com inspiração fenomenológico-existencial. No bojo das interlocuções vivenciadas neste trabalho, os autores foram direcionados para a compreensão de que os mapas táteis, mediados pelas sensações corporais do estudante, representaram significativa importância para potencializar a memorização dos ambientes escolares, possibilitando uma orientação mais fidedigna e uma mobilidade mais segura para aquele estudante cego, diante de seus próprios desafios em transpor barreiras físicas e atitudinais ao se deslocar cotidianamente na escola e durante as aulas de Educação Física.

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Haptic Recognition of Non-figurative Tactile Pictures in the Blind: Does Life-Time Proportion without Visual Experience Matter?

Lebaz¹,

Picard

Jouffrais

2010

Haptics: Generating and Perceiving Tangible Sensations

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Abstract. The present study tests whether age at onset of total blindness and the proportion of life-time without visual experience affect the haptic processing and recognition of tactile pictures in a sample of 20 totally blind adults. We also examine the type of mental strategy (visual, non-visual) used to perform the haptic recognition task. The results indicate that haptic processing of nonfigurative tactile pictures may be efficiently achieved with different levels of visual experience and different strategies in totally blind adults. Interestingly, they also reveal interplays between strategy and the proportion of life-time without visual experience.

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An Evaluation of Substrates for Tactile Maps and Diagrams: Scanning Speed and Users’ Preferences

Cited by 25 publications

References 15 publications

Tactile maps provide location-based services for individuals with visual impairments

Tactile maps provide location-based services for individuals with visual impairments

The Blind Student and His Body Feelings: Ways of Being and Perceiving the School Through Tactile Maps During Physical Education Classes

Haptic Recognition of Non-figurative Tactile Pictures in the Blind: Does Life-Time Proportion without Visual Experience Matter?

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