[accessibleimage] Re: CAR RALLY FOR THE BLIND IN KARNATAKA

Hi Ann,
Do you mean like a GPS system? Or do you mean the navagation
language that rally car navigators use? I have heard that
rally car navigators have their own special language when
directing the driver. I though about that language when
proposing a map code with braille (earlier I sent to the
list a proposal for a color code, map code idea which can
also be used for mobility). 
I guess a map wouldn't be to practical when driving, perhaps
for preparing for the drive. It would be interesting to find
out more about it.
Regards,
Lisa 

Ann Gardiner wrote:
> 
> Hi
> I suspect that the instructions are a transcript of an in-car navigation
> system instructions rather than a map.  The speed these folk normally
> drive at would really preclude the use of a tactile map.
> 
>  It would certainly be a challenge to navigate using a tactile map and
> an even greater one to design such a map that gives all the necessary
> detail.
> Ann
> 
>  In message <411087AF.97752EE7@xxxxxxxxx>, Lisa Yayla <fnugg@xxxxxxxxx>
> writes
> >Hi,
> >Forwarding the following news. They don't mention maps in
> >the  article, but I am guessing that is what is being
> >described.
> >Hilsen (Norwegian for bye-bye)
> >Lisa
> >http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=news&item=3607
> >CAR RALLY FOR THE BLIND IN KARNATAKA
> >
> >Bangalore, Aug. 3 (BRS)- Visually impaired navigators,
> >numbering about 50, will be taking part in the first ever
> >car rally for the blind in the State on Sunday here. They
> >will be monitoring the moving cars using books with dotted
> >(Braille) pages, running their fingers over and instructing
> >the persons at the wheel where to go.
> >In that process, the visually impaired navigators would have
> >crossed the barrier created by the disability with a surging
> >sense of confidence. Among the participants, there are many
> >women.
> >Conducted in TSD (Time Speed and Distance) format, the rally
> >would start from Baldwin Boys High School on
> >Hosur Road and would cover important landmarks of the city.
> >The visually impaired participants are paired
> >with sighted drivers, who will have to drive the car
> >according to the instructions given by their partners.
> >"The route map will be given to the visually impaired
> >participants in Braille print, which means the driver will
> >have no clue of the route and will have to take the distance
> >and time taken to cover it from his partner."
> >Even in a normal car rally, navigators play an important
> >role in setting the strategy. In events like the world rally
> >championship, navigators go on reconnaissance missions
> >beforehand, inspecting the route and taking notes, which
> >they use to guide the driver.
> >"Therefore, even though the rally is meant as a fun event,
> >it definitely helps in boosting the confidence of the
> >visually impaired," says Jayakumar, Mobility Training
> >Instructor, National Association for the Blind (NAB) and
> >coordinator of the rally.
> >
> 
> --
> Ann Gardiner

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