[Athen] accessible interactive maps with data
Jennifer Sutton
jsuttondc at gmail.com
Mon Sep 19 12:00:14 PDT 2016
Hello, all:
I don't know that these resources will answer your question
specifically, Stephanie, but perhaps they'll point you and others
working on interactive maps in the right directions when communicating
with vendors.
I look forward to hearing and capturing what very specific guidance
others may have.
Best,
Jennifer
Note that I've done my best to curate for up-to-date info, but please
check, as needed:
From Portland Community College:
http://www.pcc.edu/resources/disability/accessible-building-features.html#sy-cc-1
from Penn State:
http://accessibility.psu.edu/images/maps/
Two from Accessibility OZ:
http://wiki.accessibilityoz.com.au/doku.php/checklists/maps/start
and
http://www.accessibilityoz.com/2014/07/someone-say-map/
A Wiki page for a Research and Development Group on the subject (I don't
know the status of the work):
https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki/Accessible_Maps
Writing text alternatives for maps:
http://4syllables.com.au/articles/text-alternatives-maps/
An example of an accessible SVG map:
http://examples.simplyaccessible.com/svg-maps/
Working on making Google maps accessible:
http://unobfuscated.blogspot.com/2013/11/accessible-google-maps.html
On 9/19/2016 11:40 AM, Stephanie Rosen wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am interested in learning about any good examples of accessible
> interactive maps -- in particular, maps which display/pull from public
> census data. There are many products out there with totally
> inaccessible map interfaces and I'm looking for the most accessible
> alternative. Any information appreciated. Thank you.
>
> --
> Stephanie S. Rosen
> Accessibility Specialist
> University of Michigan Library
>
>
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