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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Jan 21, 2013 11:25AM

I have not tested the Audio Graphing Calculator much, but I am pretty
sure it would not in any way work for displaying maps.
And, in any case, I guess that is a different discussion altogether.
I think trying to keep all relevant information in the text, and move
towards the use of SVG for displaying graphs/maps and such is the best
way to go for content providers. This is one of the tricky areas, of
course, and I am actually curious to see what progress is on-going at
CSUN this year. I'll post back, either directly to the original poster
or the list, when I come back, if there's interest.
Cheers
-B

On 1/21/13, Jake Joehl < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> What about the Audio Graphing Calculator from Viewplus Technologies?
> I've never used it but I've heard it demonstrated. Would this be
> another alternative?
> Jake
> Original message:
>> Hello:
>
>> Providing map data accessibly is a big subject. The closest solution
>> there is for this problem comes from ViewPlus Technologies. Their website
>> is: www.viewplus.com A Tiger embosser is used to emboss a paper copy of
>> the
>> map. A few braille labels can be placed on a braille map. It is possible
>> with lots of work to use a touch tablet so users can touch a place on a
>> map
>> and hear what they have touched. It is possible for a user to zoom in a
>> map
>> by specifying a region, and then have the Tiger print out that region in
>> a
>> full page version. This process can iterate several times.
>
>> Another possible solution is available from Touch Graphics. Their
>> web
>> site is www.touchgraphics.com. The TouchGraphics system uses vacuum
>> formed
>> plastic maps and either a touch tablet or pen to provide the user
>> information. The Touch Graphics approach is only useful if many copies of
>> the same image will be needed. You may contact me off list for more
>> information.
>
>> Regards,
>
>> Robert
>
>> Robert Jaquiss
>> Email: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>
>
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