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To Develop Maps for the Blind that are Created by the Blind

In this brief article, a graduate student from Kansas University draws on personal experience and faculty support in a comprehensive project to create tactile diagrams of campus.

Maines, S. in the Lawrence Journal-World & News

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Posted by: annabuzzard on Wed Nov 30, 2022 at 2:22 p.m.

Super interesting read! It was a bit inconclusive, but nonetheless provided a new perspective and solution. Reading this article will spark further interest on the topic of braille maps.

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