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From: Stanzel, Susan - FSA, Kansas City, MO
Date: Jan 22, 2013 10:01AM

Do any of you know accessibility aids or workarounds for dealing with GIS (Geospatial Information Systems)?

Susie Stanzel


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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Robert Jaquiss
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 5:07 PM
To: 'WebAIM Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Accessibility and geographical maps

Hello:

The audio Graphing Calculator (AGC) from ViewPlus Technologies is only useful for displaying graphs generated by equations or for displaying data points.

Regards,
Robert


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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jake Joehl
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 9:10 AM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Accessibility and geographical maps

What about the Audio Graphing Calculator from Viewplus Technologies?
I've never used it but I've heard it demonstrated. Would this be another alternative?
Jake
Original message:
> Hello:

> Providing map data accessibly is a big subject. The closest
> solution there is for this problem comes from ViewPlus Technologies.
> Their website
> is: www.viewplus.com A Tiger embosser is used to emboss a paper copy
> of
the
> map. A few braille labels can be placed on a braille map. It is
> possible with lots of work to use a touch tablet so users can touch a
> place on a
map
> and hear what they have touched. It is possible for a user to zoom in
> a
map
> by specifying a region, and then have the Tiger print out that region
> in a full page version. This process can iterate several times.

> Another possible solution is available from Touch Graphics. Their
> web site is www.touchgraphics.com. The TouchGraphics system uses
> vacuum formed plastic maps and either a touch tablet or pen to provide
> the user information. The Touch Graphics approach is only useful if
> many copies of the same image will be needed. You may contact me off
> list for more information.

> Regards,

> Robert

> Robert Jaquiss
> Email: <EMAIL REMOVED>



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> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of COLLIER,
> Jason
> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 7:08 PM
> To: ' <EMAIL REMOVED> '
> Subject: [WebAIM] Accessibility and geographical maps

> Hi,

> Where I work we have lots of geographical maps that contain a lot of data.
> Does anyone know about best practices for providing an alternative
> format for maps?

> Any information would be greatly appreciated.

> Jason Collier
> Website Project Officer. Communications and Marketing Department of
> Mines and Petroleum
> 100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA, 6004
> Postal: 100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA, 6004 Tel +61 8 9222 3070
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