Jim Wilson/The New York Times. For some blind birders, avian soundscapes are a way to map the world around them. Increasing noise pollution is imperiling that navigation. By Alexandra Marvar Aug ...

But creating materials that can be useful to the blind is a bit of a challenge. The researchers are tapping Magario’s expertise. They’ve asked her to explain her mental map of the campus.

Reading a tactile map is a slow process, but Vetter says she was impressed to see the blind man feel his way around a map of Zürich, his home city. “It was really interesting to watch how he ...

and scientist Henry Winter is behind the audio and rumple map. Winter noticed that "accessible" exhibits only included the item's name in braille, but no way for anyone who is blind or has low ...