The Ability of Visually Impaired Children to Locate Themselves on a Tactile Map.

Ungar, S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ534186

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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The Ability of Visually Impaired Children to Locate Themselves on a Tactile Map.

Ungar, S.; And Others

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v90 n6 p526-35 Nov-Dec 1996

Twenty-six children (ages 6-11) with visual impairments were given tactile maps and asked to locate themselves on the map as they walked a short route. On 75% of the trials the children indicated their positions accurately, and on 81% they identified the routes they had traveled. (CR)

Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Map Skills, Mobility Aids, Tactile Stimuli, Tactual Perception, Travel Training, Visual Impairments, Visually Impaired Mobility

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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