Tactile diagrams can be produced by several processes, each of which has specific advantages. There has been little previous work to indicate whether microcapsule maps and diagrams are as easy to use as those made by more traditional methods such as the thermoform process. This article describes a study which set out to compare the performance of a group of children using the same maps produced on microcapsule paper and by the thermoform process. The children performed almost equally well with both sets of maps, which indicated that children would not be at a disadvantage when using microcapsule maps and diagrams.
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