ICT Technologies for Tactile Images and 3D Models for Improvement of Accessible Tourism

Bocevska, Andrijana and Pargovski, Jove and Nedelkovski, Igor and Ruzin, Irena (2022) ICT Technologies for Tactile Images and 3D Models for Improvement of Accessible Tourism. In: 12th International conference on Applied Internet and Information Technologies (AIIT2022), October 14th, Zrenjanin, Serbia.

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Abstract

The importance of ICTs lies in their ability to open up a wide range of services, transform
existing services and create greater demand for access to information and knowledge,
particularly in underserved and excluded populations, such as persons with disabilities.
Research has found that the participation of persons with disabilities in tourism is limited due
to many factors such as the inaccessible tourism environment, the nature of transport
services, the language barrier and the lack of tourism awareness towards persons with
disabilities. Тhis paper provides an overview of the compilation of ICT technologies and
traditional markings of tourist facilities, in accordance with the good practices for using
tactile maps and images implemented in the project Alternative Touristic Experience. The
essence is to digitize the most important cultural and historical monuments in Bitola, R.
North Macedonia and create tactile signs (images and 3D models with descriptions in Braille)
for those objects for improvement of accessible tourism. The physicality of the scale model
opens possibilities for tactile utilisation, allowing blind and visually impaired people to
appreciate all the details of a specific architecture. Tactile signs will be placed in front of the
cultural-historical monuments on pedestal.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Natural sciences > Computer and information sciences Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Engineering and Technology > Other engineering and technologies
Divisions:	Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies
Depositing User:	Prof. d-r. Andrijana Bocevska
Date Deposited:	02 Dec 2022 09:19
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2022 09:22
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/7467

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