Re: Maps for the visually impaired

Subject: Re: Maps for the visually impaired
From: DaveC <davec2468 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: Steve Hudson <sh1448291904 -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 09:09:22 -0700

No references to mention but a suggestion: distinction of data by color may not be a good idea as sight-challenged may also be color-blind to varying degrees.

Best,
Dave

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> Does anyone have any idea of what solutions the visually impaired use for
> dealing with maps? I have the unenviable task of somehow presenting a map
> covered with dots of different sizes that portray a striking statistical
> picture, in a manner suitable for our less sighted friends.



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References:
Maps for the visually impaired: From: Steve Hudson

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