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ArticleScientific reports2025

International prevalence of tactile map usage and its impact on navigational independence and well-being of people with visual impairments.

Maxime Bleau, Kopila Kafle, Min Wang, Soutongnoma Safiata Kabore, Jorge Luis Cueva-Vargas, Joseph Paul Nemargut

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Maxime BleauSchool of Optometry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada. maxime.bleau.1@umontreal.ca.
Kopila KafleSchool of Optometry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Min WangSchool of Optometry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Soutongnoma Safiata KaboreSchool of Optometry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Jorge Luis Cueva-VargasUniversidad Cesar Vallejo, Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru.
Joseph Paul NemargutSchool of Optometry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Funding

Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé PP 2324-02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For people with visual impairments (PVI), understanding space is crucial for independence and tactile maps are useful tools to gain spatial information and improve orientation. However, their popularity and impacts in the PVI population are not yet fully understood. Thus, this study aims to determine the prevalence of tactile map usage and their effects on independent travel and well-being internationally. To do so, two online surveys were completed by PVI (n

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Persons with Visual DisabilitiesSpatial NavigationTouchVision DisordersAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

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PMID40715121
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