@article{ref1,
title="Tactile directories of building interiors as orienting and way-finding aids for the visually impaired: a prototype",
journal="Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society annual meeting",
year="1980",
author="Brecht, Mark and Preiser, Wolfgang F. E.",
volume="24",
number="1",
pages="405-407",
abstract="A tactile map/directory designed to provide the visually impaired with directional and orienting information about the interior of a complex building was tested for efficiency of use by sighted, partially-sighted, and non-sighted individuals. Preliminary evaluations suggest that simpler, more schematic maps may be more effective as way-finding aids than was the detailed, more architecturally-true map tested. Tactile discriminability of symbols used to represent various interior building features was also compared in order to specify a highly discriminable symbol set.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2169-5067",
doi="10.1177/1071181380024001105",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1071181380024001105"
}