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Tactile Wayfinding in Transportation Settings for Travelers Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: Volume 1: Conduct of Research

AASHTO. 2019. Project Work Plan for NTPEP Laboratory Evaluation of Detectable Warning Systems. DWS-18-01. https://transportation.org/ntpep/wp-content/uploads/sites/49 ...
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Tactile Wayfinding in Transportation Settings for Travelers Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: Volume 2: Guide

This chapter covers two important topics to be addressed during the implementation phase of a tactile wayfinding project. First, TWSI materials need to be selected, which involves considering their ...
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Why We Should Integrate Tactile Surfaces into Architecture

In 1965, Japanese engineer and inventor Seiichi Miyake first developed tactile bricks to help a friend who was beginning to experience visual impairment. Two years after it was invented, Okayama City ...
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Novel tactile display using computer-controlled surface adhesion

Touch surfaces have become ubiquitous and enable users to intuitively manipulate the displayed contents with their fingers. One limitation is that they cannot represent various types of surface states ...