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3D Printed Tactile Maps for the Blind
This project was a collaboration between Western Michigan University's Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies and the Virtual Reality Development Studio.
A smaller, stacked structure of the university's College of Health and Human Services was created to provide a sense of the building's layout.
A large-scale model was created of the fourth floor, as it is where the Blindness and Low Vision Studies Department resides. It includes a more detailed navigation of the student's common learning environment.
Pictured: (left) Abby Tongue, a WMU graduate student of Blindness and Low Vision Studies. (right) Leah Barton
The 3D printed maps were modeled after Western Michigan University's College of Health and Human Services, depicted below.
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