Despite of the variation in the way that the tactile maps are produced, it is highlighted
that, besides the costs which make the maps accessible to the VI, the sophisticated
technology may not be the most appropriate if the maps are not easy in terms of
cognition. The elaboration of tactile maps can be totally handmade, since the maps’
design to make up the matrix until the making of the matrix itself, which is manually
constructed by sticking different materials, such as the cork, rubbers, strings, and junk
jewelry materials. It is also possible to use graphic design software to transform the
conventional map (in ink) into a reference to the tactile map.