Location Literacy for Orientation & Mobility

I put together resources on Location Literacy for Orientation and Mobility in a Live Binder.

Table of Contents:

Literacy for Everyday Travel

• Creating a Tactile Map
• Tactile Maps and Mapping
• Map Skills and Higher Order Thinking
• Talking Tactile Map
• Learning to Read Tactile Maps
• Perkins Scout on Learning Map Skills
• How Does O&M Relate to Literacy
• Apps for Users who are Blind and Low Vision
• Tactile Graphics
• Social Studies and Maps
• Street Signage
• Pedestrian Signage

GPS and Coordinate Literacy

• How GPS Works
• Getting Coordinates from Google Maps
• Options for Finding Coordinates
• GPS Coordinates Explained
• Latitude and Longitude Conversion
• GPS in More Detail
• Accessible GPS Devices