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Re: Making graphs built from large datasets accessible - help requested

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From: McMorland, Gabriel
Date: Jun 18, 2013 10:26AM

I'm thinking about how to show both the forest and the trees to a blind decision maker. I think I'd want to get a feel for data trend using the sonarscape, and then make specific queries about data. Simple example: I want to listen to the stock market and also get a precise reading of the dow jones average for any point in the "data song".Yes, I also hope to see this conversation on the web aim list. I'm a blind person that went to school for urban planning and public policy, so I know firsthand how important it is to have access to data that informs strategic decisions.
It is a real barrier to my professional options if I can't access data trends that inform policy analysis and management strategy.