Maps You Can Hear And Feel

University students develop map-navigation software that makes maps accessible to the blind.

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September 26, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Up until this time, the blind have been more or less shut out of geographic research... The map-navigation software, dubbed Blind Audio Tactile Mapping System (BATS), takes digital map information and provides nonvisual feedback as a user moves a cursor across the map."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: A New Way to Read, Not See, Maps

Wednesday, September 25, 2002 in Wired

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