Reflections on Procedures for Learning Environments Without the Use of Sight

Journal of Geography

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 95-103

  Golledge, Reginald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Haptic auditory information systems; Sound painting; Spatial language; Tactile maps; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; LEARNING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24144501083     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221340508978622     Document Type: Article

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