How can someone without eyesight learn a city block or navigate a new neighborhood? In 2018, the LightHouse of the Blind and Visually Impaired – SF introduced TMAP: Tactile Maps Automated Production, offering on-demand tactile street maps.
Covering an area of several blocks surrounding a given address, TMAP uses both braille and large print to identify streets, represented by crisp, raised lines that can be easily followed with the fingertips.
TMAP is a collaboration of the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute.
Order a map for $26.25
To order a map, call our product specialists at 1-888-400-8933 or or visit adaptations.org and specify the street address of the map you’re interested in receiving. Within two business days we’ll ship you your map.
What’s in the package?
- You will receive two maps of the same address, a zoomed-out overview map, and a zoomed-in detail map showing streets, paths, and buildings, if the data is available
- A tactile map key
- An introductory page (download intro page)
- All materials are printed on 11” X 11.5” sheets of embossed paper and include ink / large print labels in addition to braille
Learn more about the MAD Lab where these maps are produced.
Contact
- To print your own maps, sign up here
- Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
- To request a custom tactile map, contact MAD Lab
Recent Presentations: At Home With APH: TMAP – Building Environmental Literacy at a Distance, Mobility Matters 2020 Slides, Mobility Matters 2020 Video Presentation
Related Blog Posts: Maps, at your Fingertips, New local tactile maps at Adaptations
