‘It's a sort of echo…’: Sensory perception of the environment as an aid to tactile map design

The British Journal of Visual Impairment

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 84-91

  Gardiner, Ann ^a   Perkins, Chris ^b  

^a Tactility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992862377     PISSN: 02646196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264619605054780     Document Type: Article

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