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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_GoBack"></a> Dear Dr. Godfrey,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Hello, I am JooYoung Seo, studying Learning, Design, and Technology<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>at Penn State.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I am writing to inquire you about creating tactile graphic forms using R.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>----------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 1. What Is Your strategy for accessing graphic R outputs as in tactile?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> In my lab, I am using Swell Form Heating Machine to enhance the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>lines. After print out the png file, I xerox the regular paper into<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>swell paper and heat and raise the black line using the device.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Two problems of this technique are that it is hard to translate the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>printed text label and values into braille; and when copying the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>regular flat printout into swell form paper, I see some additional<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ghost dots or lines that also will be raised along with and bothering<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>me to feel the correct form.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> If you have been using any device or there's any tips to share<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>regarding creating tactile graphic output, please advise me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 2. How to Create Maps for Pennsylvania?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I've already studied the Chapter 16 LURN… To create maps; however, I<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>have no idea how to create the map of University Park city,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pennsylvania, USA where I'm currently living.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I am involved in a project making tactile campus maps for my<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>college, so I am considering using R for this work. Do you think it's<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>possible? Please teach me how I can get the maps of my city.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>----------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> It'd be so much appreciated if you guide me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> JooYoung<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>