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2016 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Blind Friendly Maps

Tactile Maps for the Blind as a Part of the Public Map Portal (Mapy.cz)

Authors : Petr Červenka, Karel Břinda, Michaela Hanousková, Petr Hofman, Radek Seifert

Published in: Computers Helping People with Special Needs

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Blind people can now use maps located at Mapy.cz, thanks to the long-standing joint efforts of the ELSA Center at the Czech Technical University in Prague, the Teiresias Center at Masaryk University, and the company Seznam.cz. Conventional map underlays are automatically adjusted so that they could be read through touch after being printed on microcapsule paper, which opens a whole new perspective in the use of tactile maps. Users may select an area of their choice in the Czech Republic (only within its boundaries, for the time being) and also the production of tactile maps, including the preparation of the map underlays, takes no more than several minutes.

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Metadata
Title
Blind Friendly Maps
Authors
Petr Červenka
Karel Břinda
Michaela Hanousková
Petr Hofman
Radek Seifert
Copyright Year
2016
Book
Computers Helping People with Special Needs

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-41266-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-41267-2

Copyright Year: 2016

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41267-2_18