Citation

Gardiner A, Perkins C. Br. J. Vis. Impair. 2005; 23(2): 84-91.

Affiliation

Tactility, 5 Greenacres, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 6BU (ann@gardinerfrodsham.demon.co.uk)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Association for the Education and Welfare of the Visually Handicapped, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0264619605054780

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The results of an empirical investigation into how visually-impaired people sense their surroundings show that a range of environmental features can be identified using sound, touch and smell. The information gained is relevant to the design of tactile maps, to ensure that an area is represented in a way that is meaningful to the map users.