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https://www.citylab.com/design/2015/01/making-better-maps-for-the-blind/384495/
Exciting and fascinating article on research being done by scientists and cartographers (map makers) on making tactile maps and audio maps for blind people and people with sight loss.
This way blind people can reach health appointments, go to school, college, work and go home by the quickest, safest and most affordable routes without getting lost.
Dr Joshua Miele from the Smith Kettlewell Eye Institute in San Francisco, America has teamed up with the Lighthouse organisation for blind people in designing these useful and important maps.
Exciting and fascinating article on research being done by scientists and cartographers (map makers) on making tactile maps and audio maps for blind people and people with sight loss.
This way blind people can reach health appointments, go to school, college, work and go home by the quickest, safest and most affordable routes without getting lost.
Dr Joshua Miele from the Smith Kettlewell Eye Institute in San Francisco, America has teamed up with the Lighthouse organisation for blind people in designing these useful and important maps.
