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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I just learned about a new web service called Audiom. “<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#606060'>Audiom is a browser based inclusive map system that utilizes Open Street Map data in ways that allow the user to explore the world around them in a manner that provides more information than what can be parsed by a screen reader by itself”. This is a really exciting project with many potential benefits for colleges and universities. It’s primary function is in providing a browser-based accessible map of an area that a screen reader user can explore using their keyboard. It is self-voicing, but provides the option to use your screen reader’s synthesized speech. According to the podcast file (available at: <a href="https://www.blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=22493">https://www.blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=22493</a>) the software is in Beta and the developers are looking for businesses such as colleges and universities to partner with them to create accessible audio maps of their campus and buildings. The Audiom web site is <a href="http://www.audiom.net">www.audiom.net</a>. There is an interactive demo of Audiom on their web site, along with recorded demonstrations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#606060'>In addition, it sounds like Audiom can also be used for audio representations of graph data. There is a demo of this on their web site as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#606060'>Theoretically, if several campuses start partnering with this company, Audiom could be a great solution to some of the questions that have been posed on this listserv over the years; specifically campus mapping/navigation for blind students and accessible data visualizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tristen Breitenfeldt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.freedomscientific.com/Certification"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=87 height=87 style='width:.901in;height:.901in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01D8A740.4AFFC010" alt="JAWS Certified, 2019"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>