<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Helvetica;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#1F497D">OSU’s mobile app ( very confusingly named “OSU Mobile”) has two map-based applications, one for buses, one for campus maps. The campus maps app allows for a user to select a location
and the user can read info about each building, but the map itself is not accessible to VoiceOver in any really usable way for way-finding. You can get a list of building names and addresses, but once you move to the map display screen reader feedback is not
terribly helpful. <o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">On the other hand, our buses map is pretty usable with VoiceOver. If you know the routes and what route the building/stop you want is on then the buses application will tell you what stop you are currently near,
how far it is from you, and when the next buses are expected to arrive at that stop. You can “flick” through all of the stops on a route and the “next bus” information reads out quite understandably.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I wish the campus map had gotten the same amount of accessibility love, but it hasn’t yet. We used to have a “walking directions” web-based service. It provided good and up to date (construction-aware) walking
directions, but there was no GPS/way-finding tie in. The current walking directions is Google-provided and works quite well but may not be fine grained enough for non-visual navigation. The database of in-house curated walking directions is no longer maintained,
as far as I know. Some obvious points for synergy between the walking directions and the OSU Mobile team, but I’m not sure how deeply those have been explored.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">You can find OSU Mobile on the Apple Store and our web-based campus maps are here:
</span><a href="http://www.osu.edu/map/">http://www.osu.edu/map/</a><span style="color:#1F497D">. On web-based map, if you want to get a sense of walking directions, click on Directions on the map, try going from Pomerene Hall to Wexner Center for the Arts.
It’s pretty nifty, but the directions interface is not accessible to screen reader users….<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">ken<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.5pt;background:white">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333"><img border="0" width="224" height="45" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CF8FA8.9FF9A710" alt="The Ohio State University"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#BB0000;background:white">Ken Petri</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">, Program Director<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#BB0000;background:white">Web Accessibility Center</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">, ADA Coordinator's Office and Office for
Disability Services<br>
102D Pomerene Hall | 1760 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210<br>
614-292-1760 Office | 614-218-1499 Mobile | 614-292-4190 Fax<br>
</span><a href="mailto:petri.1@osu.edu" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";background:white">petri.1@osu.edu</span></b></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333"> |
</span><a href="http://wac.osu.edu" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";background:white">wac.osu.edu</span></b></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Martin, Susan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 24, 2014 12:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Accessible map mobile application<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hello- Is anyone working on or already using an <b>Interactive Accessible Map-mobile application</b> for their campus?
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Susan <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Susan J. Martin M.Ed- Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Learning Accommodations Center <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Northern Essex Community College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Behrakis One-Stop Student Services Center SC-111B<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel# 978-556-3647<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:smartin@necc.mass.edu">smartin@necc.mass.edu</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Strategic Maximizer Arranger Individualization Relator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be confidential and may contain student information covered under FERPA. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure,
copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please notify me by telephone or via return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>