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INTOUCH GRAPHICS is a unique design company that specializes in creating quality, customized tactile maps that meet the needs of the visually impaired, blind, and mobility impaired, as well as those with normal vision. We create and produce tactile maps for university campuses, schools for the blind, museums, hotel lobbies, downtown areas of cities, camps, libraries, and other sites. Our maps can be made to represent outdoor walking routes, campus areas, indoor floor plan layouts, fire exit routes, etc.
InTouch Graphics tactile maps include simultaneous low vision and tactile features, offering a cutting-edge illustration of "universal design" in practice. Any individual, whether they have 20/20 vision, low vision, or no vision, can access and benefit from these maps. Our maps can also be designed to include information for individuals who are mobility impaired, allowing users to identify and plan wheelchair accessible routes. We believe our maps are of the highest quality available, and we deliver them in both portable and permanent (installation) formats for all of our projects. The installation maps are intended for indoor or outdoor placement in prominent locations of a campus or institution, while the portable maps can be conveniently brought home and studied more comfortably and carefully. |
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Permanent Installation Maps |
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Our permanent installation maps are usually etched in magnesium, but can also be produced in bronze or other materials. They have a high contrast enamel paint and include color features.
Both permanent display and portable maps are labeled in Braille, utilize an easy-to-read tactile-visual symbol system, and have simultaneous large print high-contrast displays. They also come with a legend and directory of locations, and can be designed with an X/Y coordinate system for quick tactile navigation. |
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Our portable tactile maps are designed in swellpaper (encapsulated plastic) and intended for distribution to users/consumers at schools, universities, museums, etc., as needed. They can be as small as 11” X 17”, but are more often designed in a larger, collapsible format that allows a comfortable representation of an area, and convenient transport.
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For Mobility Departments at Schools and Agencies for the Blind |
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InTouch Graphics offers to design and produce tactile maps for mobility departments at residential and non-residential schools for the blind, agencies for the blind, and any other centers serving blind or deafblind individuals.
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