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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I like the raised-relief maps from the Map Shop. They aren’t designed for accessibility, and so in some instances the tactile delineation between, say, Florida’s west coast
and the Guld of Mexico isn’t tactilely discernible. They are made from a heavy vinyl, basically a big thermoform.
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TAGS] seeking durable material for tactile maps<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We use a variety of materials and methods for producing durable tactile graphics with text, braille, even color.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Randolph Cabral, President<br>
Kansas Braille Transcription Institute<br>
P.O. Box 48091<br>
Wichita, Kansas 67201-8091<br>
316-265-9692 (Office) 9:00 AM - 5:00CST<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: "Cheryl Fogle-Hatch via TAGS" <<a href="mailto:tags@nfbnet.org">tags@nfbnet.org</a>><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sent</span></strong>: 1/24/24 11:48 AM<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Subject</span></strong>: [TAGS] seeking durable material for tactile maps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I am working with a mid-sized historical museum to create tactile maps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">than swell form or other paper products. They have a fabrication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">or vinyl or 3D printing (plastic).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I'm curious if you have encountered tactile maps made of durable<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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