Hi, these days, mapss are on swell paper. They are much easier and cheaper to produce. A lot of schools make their own maps and diagrams. This is much better than the old situation where they had to spend hours designing thermoform ones as they do it on the computer, use existing ones as the basis, blow them up etc, print them and then run the swell paper through a fuser. You can't show quite the same things you could with vacuum formed or thermoform maps, but you can show a lot more than most RNIB maps try to on swell paper, if you know what you are doing and are reasonnably skilled with a fuser. As the process is temperature dependent, it is hard to mass produce with quite as much detail though.
Cheers Dave -------------------------------------------------- From: "Karl Proud" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 9:22 AM To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Tactile Maps
Hi,That would have been great but I called them and they no longer stock such athing. I'm just wondering what kids use these days in school. Karl----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 9:19 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Tactile Maps Hi Karl Would a tactile globe be any use? I think RNIB sell one of these, least they used to? Jackie Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx Skype Name: Cairnsplace----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl Proud" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:42 AM Subject: [access-uk] Tactile MapsHi all, I remember when I was a kid at school that there was a map of Europe on the wall made out of moulded plastic that meant you could feel the topography of the continent. Now as a blindey, I could really use something like this for different regions of the world, even if it was something less elaborate. Does anyone know of available tactile maps of the world, I don't read Braille so something more instinctive would be great. Any help would be most appreciated. Cheers Karl ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq __________ NOD32 2990 (20080401) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG.Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.3/1354 - Release Date: 01/04/2008 05:38
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