Tactile Maps of Canada-Maps For Transportation And Tourism-City Approach Maps-Churchill

The map title is Churchill. Tactile map scale. 2 centimetres = 3 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Churchill is outlined with a symbol of a square box as there isn't any built-up area large enough to show. The surrounding area is also shown. Hudson Bay and the Churchill River are shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. There are two main roads with no route number. A circle with the shape of an airplane in it to indicate an airport to the southeast of the city. 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.