Tactile Maps of Canada-Maps For Mobility-City Downtown Maps-Toronto-Central

The map title is Toronto-Central. Tactile map scale. 2.0 centimetres = 250 metres North arrow pointing to the north. Toronto is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario. A portion of Toronto Harbour is shown at the lower right and symbolized with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Railway lines represented by a line with cross hashes are shown leading to Union Station. The points of interest in downtown Toronto are labelled with type and Braille expanded in the PDF file. Main streets are labelled with type and Braille expanded in the PDF file. Secondary streets are not labelled. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.