WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

Re: Accessible floor plans

for

From: Swift, Daniel P.
Date: Apr 29, 2019 12:44PM

Geoff:

I think a 'word map' would be good to explore. Someone that I work with (Hi Bryan!) suggested something like this for us to use. It's basically a narrative of what a person would find. For instance, yours might start out with something like "When you walk in the main door, you will be in a hallway that resembles a letter 'C' that is reversed. Walking to the north-western-most part of the hallway is a door that leads to the bathroom. The bathroom is approximately 5' by 13' ... "

Here is a link to the summary:
http://accessinghigherground.org/campus-orientation-via-electronic-access-for-blind-and-visually-impaired/

At the bottom of the page/URL is a handout.

Hope that helps!

Dan Swift
Senior Web Specialist
Enterprise Services
West Chester University
610.738.0589