[nabs] Accessible Maps?

[Zack Olson]

Dornetta,

I think I'd have to agree with Laura on this one.  I took a Middle Eastern 
History course a few years ago at my community college.  There were map 
assignments for the class, and for a while I tried to do the assignments as 
anyone else in class would.  Even though I have some useable vision, the 
task proved to be so difficult that I didn't feel the assignments were a 
productive use of my time.  I worked with the professor to find alternative 
assignments to do.  Basically, what he had me do was present a list of some 
of the countries that existed in the region during the time period we were 
studying and present some bullet points for each country.  Like Laura said, 
I gave information on which countries bordered other countries and things 
like that.  I think you would find that even with tactile maps, the 
assignments would monopolize a great deal of time that is needed for other 
things.