Using 3D printing to improve access to graphics by vision-impaired people

该项目旨在调查3D打印为视力障碍者生产无障碍材料可能带来的好处。目前，触觉图形用于为严重视力受损的成年人和儿童提供在教育以及定向和行动训练中使用的图形内容。该项目预计将澄清3D打印比触觉图形更适合的图形类型，并在国家无障碍格式提供部门内建立生产和使用3D打印的能力。好处将包括通过改善教育以及定向和行动训练中使用的图形材料的获取，增加澳大利亚严重视力障碍者的教育机会和生活质量。

This project aims to investigate the possible benefits of 3D printing for production of accessible materials for vision-impaired people. Currently tactile graphics are used to provide severely vision-impaired adults and children with access to graphical content used in education and in orientation and mobility training. This project is expected to clarify the kinds of graphics for which 3D prints are better suited than tactile graphics, and to build capacity within the national accessible format provision sector for the production and use of 3D prints. Benefits will include increased educational opportunities and quality of life for Australians with severe vision impairment, through improved access to graphic materials used in education and orientation and mobility training.