Braille and Place Labels for 3D-Printed Tactile Maps

Tactile Map Annotation: On a tactile map, a building under the finger is an unnamed shape. Our tool gives it a name in Braille. Ten blind and low-vision readers compared labeled and unlabeled prints. By linking the 3D model with a real-world map, annotation becomes easy and sharable across map modalities and places.

Dates: March 2026 – Present

Venue: ASSETS 2026 Demo

Tactile maps before and after Braille labeling, showing a Braille label layer above a 3D-printed map.

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