2023 Northern CAOMS Conference/Hands-On Introduction to Reading Tactile Maps Using TMAP (in-person)

The 2023 Northern California Association of Orientation & Mobilty Specialists (CAOMS) Conference takes place November 10 through 12 in person in Monterey California.

LightHouse’s Media and Accessible Design (MAD) Lab will hold a workshop at the conference, led by MAD Lab employees Frank Welte and Greg Kehret, who will be joined by map enthusiast Jerry Kuns for hands-on exercises focusing on TMAP tactile street maps. Participants will learn techniques for reading tactile graphics in general and tactile maps in particular – skills essential to developing tactile graphics literacy and location literacy.