Tactile Town: An Essential O&M Tool
October 12, 2022
“It was fun. It was colorful. It was easy for children to manipulate. Students can make the display, feel proud of what they accomplished themselves. They can make mistakes, find their own mistakes, and know that they can make easy corrections.”
For the last ten years, Tactile Town: 3-D O&M Kit has been instrumental in teaching spatial concepts and cognitive mapping skills to students who are blind or have low vision. We spoke with Karen Poppe, Tactile Literacy Product Manager, about the development, uses, and legacy of Tactile Town.
What is Tactile Town?
Tactile Town provides a collection of 3-D models (e.g., buildings, houses, and pedestrians), as well as common street scenery (e.g., traffic lights, railroad tracks, crosswalks, sidewalks), that can be used to create maps for orientation [...]