For visually impaired people, a simple household task like laundry can be a huge barrier to their independence, but a simple tactile design system could help in a big way.

We started by designing three tactile symbols to help visually impaired people sort their clothes between whites, colors, and darks, and then expanded the system to include all of the existing care symbols we see on our clothes. These symbols are adhesive, making them easy to install on any piece of clothing.