The Real Map Of The World Upside Down
A world upside down london s most famous billboard gets turned upside down by the royal national institute of blind people.
The real map of the world upside down. The rnib has now launched the world upside down campaign highlighting how blind and partially sighted people s worlds have been turned upside down throughout the covid 19 pandemic. Most world maps orient north in the upward direction placing the north pole as the top. Email from angie. Similarly there s an upsidedown map of california source.
Such an orientation is purely a matter of convention as up and down don t apply in a planetary context. There is a small tradition of printing road maps upside down to make this more convenient. But coronavirus has turned the world upside down and as lockdown eases we want to ensure the outside world is at least as accessible as before. Real engineering recommended for you.
For the sight loss community the usual methods of navigating public spaces such as human contact guidance and touch have all been made unsafe by the covid 19 crisis. Blind and partially sighted people are used to navigating a complicated world. Today we re launching our world upside down campaign with a takeover of the largest advertising display in europe london s piccadilly lights to explain to the public how hard social distancing can be for blind and partially sighted people. Wednesday 8th july 2020 at 4 09pm a world upside down.
Piccadilly circus in london has been turned upside down to raise awareness and the charity and asking the public to follow these steps to help. So a new campaign from. Social distancing has made navigating the world particularly tricky for blind and partially sighted people. The store that refused to sell oprah.
You can buy california upside down which is double sided with north at the top on one side and south at the top on the other.