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Subject:        Re: Braille maps to purchase?
Date:   Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:02:16 -0400
From:   Map Library Reference <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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The Princeton Braillists

http://www.familyconnect.org/directory.asp?Action=profile&AccountID=1936
<http://www.familyconnect.org/directory.asp?Action=profile&AccountID=1936>

have a number of atlases available.

We purchased all of them and although they aren't used often, but when
they are used the client is very grateful.

Cheryl Woods
Map Librarian

On 04/09/12, *"Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW
Milwaukee" *<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Subject: Braille maps to purchase?
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 17:33:42 +0000
> From: Ken Rockwell <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
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> Our library has had a request for Braille maps. Does anyone have any
> recommendations and experience to share?
>
> I see some resources for sale online:
>
> *American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.*
>
> World at Your Fingers $69.00
>
> National Geographic(R) Picture Atlas of Our Fifty States, Braille
> Edition $250.00
>
> www.abledata.com/ <http://www.abledata.com/>
>
> The Braille World Atlas, model 5-06000-00, is a braille and tactile
> atlas designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision.
> This one-volume atlas has 37 maps with descriptions, including maps of
> the solar system, the seasons, continents, oceans, countries, and the
> regions and states of the United States. *Price:* 38.00.
>
> *Independent Living Association*
>
> Braille tactile map of USA with list of state capitals. $18.95
>
> Braille tactile world map and 5 continent maps. Price $33.95
>
> ---Ken Rockwell
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