The Importance of User Issues in the Cartographic Education of People with Visual Impairment

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RIV/61989592:15410/18:73592471

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Importance of User Issues in the Cartographic Education of People with Visual Impairment

Original language description

Maps as the most ubiquitous products of geovisualization are a natural part of the humankind because the most of the information around us is linked to the geospace location. More than 85% of the perceptions are received by eyesight; therefore the majority of maps are produced for reading with eyes. However, there are a lot of people with visual impairment, and it is essential to create individual maps for their education. In general, people with visual impairment perceive the world differently, so the creation of a tactile map for these users is conceptually different, more expensive and more difficult comparing to normal maps. The content of maps and their form must be relevant to the level of education – other maps need children, other maps need adults, other maps need people with combined disabilities (for example visual impairment combined with mental disabilities), and other maps need for instance people blinded during their “normal” lifetime. All these areas are very closely related to the user issues. In general, user issues in cartography focus the map use, cognitive aspects, user needs, and user preferences. User issues are essential in the cartographic education and cartographic research, and the importance is growing with the specificity and requirements for the training of people with visual impairments. The contribution presents the joint research at the Institute of Special Education Studies and the Department of Geoinformatics, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic. Among other issues, a new type of tactile maps has been developed, using the most advanced 3D printing options. The research includes the concept of creating tactile maps, testing them with users, and engaging of modern, tactile cartography in different levels of education, including long-life education.

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50302 - Education, special (to gifted persons, those with learning disabilities)

Project

<a href="/en/project/TL01000507" target="_blank" >TL01000507: Development of independent movement through tactile-auditory aids</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

ICLEL 2018 Conference Proceeding Book

ISBN

978-605-66495-3-0

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e-ISSN

neuvedeno

Number of pages

4

Pages from-to

250-253

Publisher name

Sakarya University

Place of publication

Sakarya

Event location

Wroclaw

Event date

Jul 3, 2018

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

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