LO, JIH-SHENG
National Taichung University of Education, Department of Digital Content and Technology, Associate Professor
Email：ponylsen@mail.ntcu.edu.tw
TSAI , I WEN
National Taichung University of Education, Department of Digital Content and Technology, Graduate Student
Email：can88a29@gmail.com
HO,CHIA-LIN
Huei Ming School
Email：chialinsky@gmail.com
Abstract
In Taiwan, most Special schools mainly use blind bricks or wall handrails and supplementary braille instructions, to guide students for visually impaired to self-move on campus. However, this type of design can easily confuse young students who do not yet understand braille very well or have poor orientation skills. Therefore, teachers usually design some private campus guidance materials for these students to make up for the deficiency of the guidance system. In order to avoid the situation, students face different teachers and then have to relearn the different marks, continuing to repeatedly happen every semester, so we make this study try to design an accessible guided map in the Huei-Ming by means of the Tangible Symbols Communication System from Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Perkins School for the Blind, to meet the need of Huei-Ming School. The classrooms from a single floor were used for the experimental study. The standardized tangible symbols for classroom nameplates would be made through the 3D printing for all teachers according to their needs with the established digitized model database. Students could follow the standardized tangible symbols for classroom nameplates and walk more freely and confidently in the educational environment. Through the observation of case with 3 MDVI students, we could examine the effect of map with Tangible Symbols Communication System on their orientation and mobility in the school. Finally, hope these results could be used in the special school and help more visually impaired students.
Keywords :multiple disabilities and visual impairment, Tangible Symbols Communication System, tactile symbol system, 3D printing