The effect of volumetric (3D) tactile symbols within inclusive tactile maps

Gual, Jaume; Puyuelo Cazorla, Marina; Lloveras Macià, Joaquín

dc.contributor.author	Gual, Jaume
dc.contributor.author	Puyuelo Cazorla, Marina
dc.contributor.author	Lloveras Macià, Joaquín
dc.date.accessioned	2016-05-24T11:30:10Z
dc.date.available	2016-05-24T11:30:10Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05
dc.identifier.citation	GUAL ORTÍ, Jaume; PUYUELO CAZORLA, Marina; LLOVERAS MACIÀ, Joaquín. The effect of volumetric (3D) tactile symbols within inclusive tactile maps. Applied Ergonomics (2015), v. 48, pp. 1-10	ca_CA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10234/159936
dc.description.abstract	Point, linear and areal elements, which are two-dimensional and of a graphic nature, are the morphological elements employed when designing tactile maps and symbols for visually impaired users. However, beyond the two-dimensional domain, there is a fourth group of elements – volumetric elements – which mapmakers do not take sufficiently into account when it comes to designing tactile maps and symbols. This study analyses the effect of including volumetric, or 3D, symbols within a tactile map. In order to do so, the researchers compared two tactile maps. One of them uses only two-dimensional elements and is produced using thermoforming, one of the most popular systems in this field, while the other includes volumetric symbols, thus highlighting the possibilities opened up by 3D printing, a new area of production. The results of the study show that including 3D symbols improves the efficiency and autonomous use of these products.	ca_CA
dc.description.sponsorShip	he work reported here is part of the research project entitled ‘Estudio y diseño de elementos de orientación, soportes de comunicación y otros accesorios para la mejora de la accesibilidad en distintos ámbitos de interpretación del patrimonio natural y/o construidos’ supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (project DPI2008-03981/DPI). The authors wish to thank the Centre de Recursos Educatius (Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles-ONCE) and the Associació Discapacitat Visual Cataluña B1+B2+B3 in Barcelona, as well as the ONCE offices in Castellón, Tarragona and Valencia for supporting this research. Finally, this work has also been supported by the Programa de Mobilitat del Personal Investigador de la Universitat Jaume I (E-2010-32) and the Fundació Caixa Castelló-Bancaixa.	ca_CA
dc.format.extent	10 p.	ca_CA
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	ca_CA
dc.language.iso	eng	ca_CA
dc.publisher	Elsevier	ca_CA
dc.relation.isPartOf	Applied Ergonomics (2015), v. 48	ca_CA
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/	*
dc.subject	Tactile symbols	ca_CA
dc.subject	Visually impaired	ca_CA
dc.subject	3D printing	ca_CA
dc.title	The effect of volumetric (3D) tactile symbols within inclusive tactile maps	ca_CA
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	ca_CA
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2014.10.018
dc.rights.accessRights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess	ca_CA
dc.relation.publisherVersion	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003687014002142	ca_CA

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