‘It’s a sort of echo...’: Sensory perception of                 the environment as an aid to tactile map design

Gardiner, Ann; Perkins, Chris

doi:10.1177/0264619605054780

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“…The sense of touch also conveys the orientation in the environment via proprioception. The design of tactile maps follows the same guidelines as those used in visual maps, but the basic image must be edited for haptic exploring [3,4,5]. A tactile map cannot be a translation of visual information into tactual form as the tactile sense cannot provide the same resolution as the eye.…”

Section: Maps For Low Vision and Blind Usersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tactile maps – Finnish O&M instructors’ experiences on usability and accessibility

2017

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For a person with a visual impairment, the quality of life means independence and equality with the sighted people. For this, independent travel and navigation is essential. Orientation within different types of environments is a challenge and tactile maps are key elements for this. It can also be used for learning about new routes independently. A tactile map is an image of spatial information and figure that uses raised lines and surfaces when introducing a certain area in 3D form. For a public tactile map to be useful, it has to contain consistent information for the user.In this study we present results from a survey for the orientation and mobility (O&M) instructors of Finland about usability and ideas for improvement concerning public tactile maps. We sent the survey questionnaire for 30 O&M instructors by electronic mail and there was also a possibility to answer by paper. Altogether we received 24 answers. The main finding was that most of the O&M instructors did not use public tactile maps during the sessions.

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Section: Maps For Low Vision and Blind Usersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At the same time they should be pleasant to touch, consistent in symbol representation and they should have distinguishable lines to trace. The maps should be well situated so that there are tactile guiding strips to the location from the entrance and further on to other locations [5].…”

Section: Factors Affecting Readability Of Tactile Mapsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tactile maps – Finnish O&M instructors’ experiences on usability and accessibility

2017

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“…The interface of objects in the environment blocks transmission of sound and affects reflected and absorbed hearing signals, causing then to create hearing or sound shadow [5]. These sound shadows allow them to be particularly noticeable of environmental characteristics [6].…”

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A Survey of the Use of Echolocation Cues for Wayfinding in Campus Environments by a Student with Visual Impairment

Yu¹

2014

PBS

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Abstract:Andy is a 20years old college student who was born blind without visual memory and light sensitization. He lives in the school dormitory from Mondays through Fridays and spends most of his time on campus. Andy tells us that he has had experience since childhood in using echoes to search for objects and spatial scales in the environment (e.g. buildings, plants, doorways, etc.). He believes "using echoes to identify one's location is an effective method". Thus, we investigated objects that can provide Andy good echoes when he is walking along a specific route on campus. Such object is usually an element of campus design and is set by the designer. This study refers to these objects, of which echoes can be perceived, as echolocation cues.

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“…Firstly, they significantly contribute to the understanding of spatial organisation and order and to orientation skills (Casey, 1993;Gardiner & Perkins, 2005;Kitchin, Blades, & Golledge, 1997;Rodaway, 1994). Consequently, says Golledge (1992), they provide a sense of security.…”

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“…An illustrative example comes from everyday urban life, where by relying largely on sounds we can better discern traffic situations. Furthermore, non-visual perception can be vital to the blind and visually impaired (Gardiner & Perkins, 2005) and to those with some other disabilities.…”

Section: Senses and Landscape Experiencementioning

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Experiencing Dalmatia: What Constitutes the Sensory Landscape Identity of the Dalmatia Region?

Kljenak

Kurdija

Polič

et al. 2013

Drustvena istrazivanja

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Izvorni znanstveni radPrimljeno: 4. 4. 2013.The article addresses the concept of landscape identity considered from a new perspective -a perspective of five fundamental human senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste. Landscape identity is mostly understood as a phenomenon based on its distinguishable visual characteristics. However, human environment is a multisensory medium, rich in information from all fields of perception. Equally, a man is a multisensory being and experiences his environment with multiple senses. The underlying assumption is that human identification with places does not only arise from the interaction with their visual, but also with their auditory, olfactory, tactile, and even gustatory properties. As a research area, the Dalmatia region in Croatia has been chosen. By the content analysis method, applied on samples of lyric poems and promotional (mostly tourist) materials, the aim was to examine what features, visual and non-visual, the social conception of Dalmatian landscape is based on. The results show that landscape identity of Dalmatia, in terms of sensory perception, is rather diverse. Understanding landscape identity as a sensory multidimensional phenomenon opens many new questions and possibilities in the field of landscape theory and practice.

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‘It’s a sort of echo...’: Sensory perception of the environment as an aid to tactile map design

Cited by 24 publications

References 8 publications

Tactile maps – Finnish O&M instructors’ experiences on usability and accessibility

Tactile maps – Finnish O&M instructors’ experiences on usability and accessibility

A Survey of the Use of Echolocation Cues for Wayfinding in Campus Environments by a Student with Visual Impairment

Experiencing Dalmatia: What Constitutes the Sensory Landscape Identity of the Dalmatia Region?

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