Braille maps for blind, visually impaired created with 3-D printer at Rutgers

Using a high-tech 3-D printer, a student and his professor created sophisticated braille maps to help blind and visually impaired people navigate a local training center. The new maps -- made with state-of-the-art 3-D printers -- are a little larger than a small computer tablet. They're in a binder so people can easily carry them for reference. They also have a legend, or guide, in braille, a feature missing from previous maps.

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