Below is a link to an article from Crosscut illuminating the challenges the Blind and Deafblind face in traversing transit:

• Why transit access can be unsafe for deaf and blind passengers 

The PDF file found here can be printed on swell paper and run through a heater or embossed on a tactile embosser to create a tactile map.

• Swell Paper: Print map onto swell paper using ink that contains carbon (a copy machine works well), write labels onto key using non-carbon ink (a sharpie works well), braille labels over print (a Perkins works well ), run graphic through heater designed for swell paper (e.g., ZY Fuse machine)

• Embossing: PDF file can be printed directly to a graphics embosser (e.g., ViewPlus). Add key labels by hand after embossing.

If you have access to a 3D printer, we will be providing field tested version of station floor plans.  

Stay tuned! 

The team is collaborating to create PDF of PIAF versions of the station floor plans that can be printed on swell paper.  Stay tuned for more as the product develops.