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From: Brandon Keith Biggs
Date: Aug 25, 2021 2:06PM

Hello,
Representing geographic information to convey spatial relationships
non-visually is extremely difficult, and there is no comercial tool out
there to do this yet.
I have been building a web map plugin that displays geographic map data
visually, in audio, and textually for the last 4 years, and it's starting
to become slightly usable.
Please send me an email if you would like to talk more.
The current methods are: to show data in either a table, alt-text, by doing
an address search and show the nearest locations to someone, or by
providing turn-by-turn directions to a location.
These are the state of the art methods currently.
Thank you,

Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;


On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 12:48 PM Wee, Kim (MNIT) < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
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> Here, at the State of Minnesota, we have a Maps Accessibility Community of
> Practice that has produced some awesome materials on Map Accessibility. The
> information is posted on the MNIT (Minnesota IT Services) Accessibility
> website and addresses Map Design, Static Maps and Interactive Web Maps. Our
> work focuses more on ESRI services and may help with your solutions at the
> university.
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> Website address: https://mn.gov/mnit/about-mnit/accessibility/maps/
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> Kim Wee, CPWA, DHS Certified Trusted Tester v5
> Webmaster and Digital Accessibility Coordinator | Operations Team
> Minnesota IT Services | Partnering with Education
> 1500 Highway 36
> Roseville, MN 55113
> O: 651-582-8548
> Information Technology for Minnesota Government | mn.gov/mnit
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