Abstract for the International Conference on Tactile Diagrams
Maps and Pictures 2002
"Here is the Beech tree!" - understanding
tactile maps in the field
Ann Gardiner
Tactility, UK
This paper presents a successful
approach to learning tactile map skills in the field. During a three-phase project,
visually impaired primary school children explored a route between a field studies
centre and the village church. The first stage involved using non-visual senses
to discover specific landmarks and the character of the parkland surroundings.
Secondly, the children made their own tactile sketch maps of the route, and discussed
the choice of symbols for a vacuum formed tactile map of the study area. Finally
a more detailed exploration of the route was accomplished with the help of a tactile
map that set the path in the context of its surroundings.
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