In order to develop tactile inspection programs and tactile displays using actual specimens for the visually impaired, Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium and Tokyo Sea Life Park are cooperating on a "classes to go" program with a Special Needs School for the Visually Impaired. Beginning with this coordination, the aquariums have also gone on to cooperate in the Jump to Science, a hands-on learning event for visually impaired children. This article reports on some of the contents of these activities.
Selected Papers No.19