Researchers at the Hasso-Plattner-Institute (HPI) in Berlin are developing a tactile display, called “Linespace”, which allows the visualization of complex spatial data to blind people.
A 3D-printer head, navigated by voice- and gesture control, draws plastic lines on a drawing board, which can be explored with one’s fingers. This allows, among other things, to enlarge detail-cutouts. Students of the Institute developed different prototype applications for this machine, which were tested by visually impaired people from Berlin.

More Information about “Linespace” can be found here.

The EU project AMBAVis aims at developing new production methods concerning tactile models for blind and visually impaired people. Among other things we want to gather information about best practice in Museums and Art Galleries as well as challenges they face with regard to existing tactile tours and handling provisions for visually impaired visitors. Therefore, we have provided an online survey that we kindly ask you to fill in. You can find the survey here. Thank you for participating in our survey which will not take you more than 5 minutes to fill in. Your feedback is important!