| Presentation | 2009-03-23 Development of a Tactile Map Production System Accessible to Blind Persons Tetsuya WATANABE, Toshimitsu YAMAGUCHI, Kazunori MINATANI, Susumu OOUCHI, Manabi MIYAGI, Yasushi IWASHITA, |
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| Abstract(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Abstract(in English) | To promote independent mobility of blind persons, we are developing a system which enables them to produce tactile maps of arbitrary locations in Japan. The system is a Web application with accessibility in mind so that blind persons can use it. The user assigns a target location by text input. Then, the system searches for geographical data around the target from the map database, selects necessary data for tactile maps, renders a map image, and lays out the image along with braille legends, the directional symbol, and the scale around it. The user prints the whole image onto a sheet of capsule paper by using an ordinary printer and put the print into the "heater." The heater makes the black ink printed lines and symbols expand so that users can feel them with their fingers. We held a workshop at which several blind persons experienced the operation or the system and explored the tactile maps they made. The attendees' opinions were gathered to improve the system. |
| Keyword(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Keyword(in English) | Blind Persons / Tactile Maps / Microcapsule Paper / Tactile Graphics Guideline / User Evaluation |
| Paper # | WIT2008-71 |
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| Committee | WIT |
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| Conference Date | 2009/3/16(1days) |
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| Registration To | Well-being Information Technology(WIT) |
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| Language | JPN |
| Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Sub Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Title (in English) | Development of a Tactile Map Production System Accessible to Blind Persons |
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| Keyword(1) | Blind Persons |
| Keyword(2) | Tactile Maps |
| Keyword(3) | Microcapsule Paper |
| Keyword(4) | Tactile Graphics Guideline |
| Keyword(5) | User Evaluation |
| 1st Author's Name | Tetsuya WATANABE |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | National Institute of Special Needs Education() |
| 2nd Author's Name | Toshimitsu YAMAGUCHI |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | National Institute of Special Needs Education |
| 3rd Author's Name | Kazunori MINATANI |
| 3rd Author's Affiliation | National Institute of Special Needs Education |
| 4th Author's Name | Susumu OOUCHI |
| 4th Author's Affiliation | National Institute of Special Needs Education |
| 5th Author's Name | Manabi MIYAGI |
| 5th Author's Affiliation | Research and Support Center on Higher Education for the Hearing and Visually Impaired, Tsukuba University of Technology |
| 6th Author's Name | Yasushi IWASHITA |
| 6th Author's Affiliation | The Mainichi Newspapers |
| Date | 2009-03-23 |
| Paper # | WIT2008-71 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.108 |
| Number (no) | 488 |
| Page | pp.pp.- |
| #Pages | 6 |
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