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An evaluation of a shopping centre map for the visually handicapped
Author(s) -
JAMES G. A.,
ARMSTRONG J. D.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of occupational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0305-8107
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1975.tb00306.x
Subject(s) - psychology , city centre , computer science , geography , archaeology
Blind people can be taught to navigate an indoor shopping centre with the aid of a tactual map. The utility of such maps for independent travel was tested, and two blind people were able to make an independent shopping expedition without prior direct experience of the shopping centre.