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From: Sailesh Panchang
Date: Mar 4, 2013 8:46AM

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On 3/3/13, Jennifer Sutton < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> 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:
>>
>>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
>>
>>PubCom.com - Trainers, Consultants, Designers, and Developers.
>>
>>Print, Web, Acrobat, XML, eBooks, and U.S. Federal Section 508
>>Accessibility.
>>
>>It's our 32nd year!
>>
>>
>>
>>>>>>>
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