Tactile maps – Finnish O&M instructors’ experiences on usability and accessibility
For a person with a visual impairment, the quality of life means independence and equality with the sighted people. For this, independent travel and navigation is essential. Orientation within different types of environments is a challenge and tactile maps are key elements for this. It can also be u...
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| description | For a person with a visual impairment, the quality of life means independence and equality with the sighted people. For this, independent travel and navigation is essential. Orientation within different types of environments is a challenge and tactile maps are key elements for this. It can also be used for learning about new routes independently. A tactile map is an image of spatial information and figure that uses raised lines and surfaces when introducing a certain area in 3D form. For a public tactile map to be useful, it has to contain consistent information for the user.
In this study we present results from a survey for the orientation and mobility (O&M) instructors of Finland about usability and ideas for improvement concerning public tactile maps. We sent the survey questionnaire for 30 O&M instructors by electronic mail and there was also a possibility to answer by paper. Altogether we received 24 answers. The main finding was that most of the O&M instructors did not use public tactile maps during the sessions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7334be836ab3435ba579bd7bbe806e1a2022-12-21T23:15:44ZengFinnish Social and Health Informatics AssociationFinnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare1798-07982017-11-019410.23996/fjhw.65134Tactile maps – Finnish O&M instructors’ experiences on usability and accessibilityStina Ojala0Riitta Lahtinen1Helinä Hirn2Department of Future Technologies, University of TurkuISE research group, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and O&M consultant, private entrepreneurO&M consultant, private entrepreneurFor a person with a visual impairment, the quality of life means independence and equality with the sighted people. For this, independent travel and navigation is essential. Orientation within different types of environments is a challenge and tactile maps are key elements for this. It can also be used for learning about new routes independently. A tactile map is an image of spatial information and figure that uses raised lines and surfaces when introducing a certain area in 3D form. For a public tactile map to be useful, it has to contain consistent information for the user. In this study we present results from a survey for the orientation and mobility (O&M) instructors of Finland about usability and ideas for improvement concerning public tactile maps. We sent the survey questionnaire for 30 O&M instructors by electronic mail and there was also a possibility to answer by paper. Altogether we received 24 answers. The main finding was that most of the O&M instructors did not use public tactile maps during the sessions.https://journal.fi/finjehew/article/view/65134visual impairmenttactile mapsorientation and mobility instructionblindness |
| spellingShingle | Stina Ojala Riitta Lahtinen Helinä Hirn Tactile maps – Finnish O&M instructors’ experiences on usability and accessibility Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare visual impairment tactile maps orientation and mobility instruction blindness |
| title | Tactile maps – Finnish O&M instructors’ experiences on usability and accessibility |
| title_full | Tactile maps – Finnish O&M instructors’ experiences on usability and accessibility |
| title_fullStr | Tactile maps – Finnish O&M instructors’ experiences on usability and accessibility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tactile maps – Finnish O&M instructors’ experiences on usability and accessibility |
| title_short | Tactile maps – Finnish O&M instructors’ experiences on usability and accessibility |
| title_sort | tactile maps finnish o m instructors experiences on usability and accessibility |
| topic | visual impairment tactile maps orientation and mobility instruction blindness |
| url | https://journal.fi/finjehew/article/view/65134 |
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