3D printed tactile maps
3D Printed Maps Help Visually Impaired Texas A&M Students Get Around Campus
Kaitlyn Kellermeyer is a senior economics major at Texas A&M University. She is also blind, and working on a project to help other blind and visually impaired students orient themselves…
3D Printing Technology Emerges as Tool to Teach Visually Impaired Students
3D printing technology has proven useful for a number of commercial and personal endeavors, but it has had an especially profound impact on those with various disabilities and impairments. For…
Beautiful Map of Ireland Is 3D Printed Using Digital Topographic Data
Conor O’Kane (“Cokane”) seems like a bit of a Renaissance man when it comes to the interests he lists on his blog: “game development, graphics, music and shmups” — but he…
Touch Mapper: 3D Printed Tactile Maps Allow the Visually Impaired to Orient Themselves in Any Location
Sometimes it’s hard to tell if it’s coincidence or the start of a trend, but in 3D printing news, certain topics seem to suddenly be everywhere at once. Lately, stories…
Rutgers Engineers 3D Print Tablet-Sized Campus Maps for Joseph Kohn Training Center Students
There are many organizations, individuals, and family members who are engaged in helping those with physical challenges on a daily basis, making an incredibly positive impact and offering the most…
3D Printed “Linespace” Allows Visually Impaired People to Read and Interact with Maps, Diagrams and More
The woman stands at a drafting table, her hands resting lightly on the surface. “Berlin center,” she says clearly. A voice responds, “Drawing central Berlin,” and a 3D print head…
Versoteq Completes Mobile App & Indoor 3D Printed Tactile Maps, Testing TactMap Platform
Last we checked in with Finland’s Versoteq, they were completing an innovative mapping project–and one of the first of its kind. In the business of making tactile maps, the Espoo-based…