Abstract

HERNANDEZ SANCHEZ, Adriana; MEJIA SANCHEZ, Jesús Manuel; DE LA TORRE SANCHEZ, Christian Enrique  and  CORDOVA MORENO, Luis Gerardo. 3D haptic models for children with visual impairment. An approach to the historic city. Bitácora Urbano Territorial [online]. 2020, vol.30, n.2, pp.47-60. ISSN 0124-7913.  https://doi.org/10.15446/bitacora.v30n2.81771.

The Public Space, Citizen Participation and Historic Center research line of the Faculty of Architecture of the Benemérita Autonomous University of Puebla (FABUAP) has carried out projects of accessibility and social inclusion in the urban and architectural fields, based on the recognition of diversity and promotion of citizen participation. The article presents its experience of elaboration, evaluation and printing of two haptic models printed in 3D digital technology, which had two purposes: to promote the accessibility to the urban and architectural heritage of the historic center of the city of Puebla, Mexico, among children with blindness and visual weakness and serve in the teaching of the autonomous mobility of minors.

Keywords : haptic models; childhood; visual impairment; cultural heritage; Puebla.

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