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From: Jennifer Sutton
Date: Mar 3, 2013 1:31PM

Here's an article about Accessible Maps from A List Apart:

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/cssmaps

I also have the comments bookmarked, so it may be worth reading them,
in case they provide additional resources.


And here's another, from Google, about making accessible directions:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/public-transit-made-easy.html

Jennifer

At 09:01 PM 2/27/2013, you wrote:
>Does anyone have information on, experience with, or ideas about accessible
>maps? (I know, I'm pushing the envelope again!)
>
>I have government agencies needing solutions and this appears to be one area
>of accessibility that hasn't been sufficiently addressed.
>
>Types of maps include:
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>Transportation, mass transit, and highway maps.
>
>Land maps that would be produced by land-oriented agencies, such as
>environmental departments, water departments, forest management agencies,
>and natural resources management.
>
>Topographic and geological maps.
>
>Nautical charts, which are a type of map.
>
>Geographic, political, and voting maps.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>-Bevi Chagnon
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