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From: Thomas Lee McKeithan II
Date: Tue, May 03 2016 8:19AM
Subject: Accessible Maps - Best Practices
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We are looking to make maps accessible on a webpage. Does anyone have a set of best practices?


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From: Brian Lovely
Date: Tue, May 03 2016 8:30AM
Subject: Re: Accessible Maps - Best Practices
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That seems like a real challenge. It may be that, rather than attempt to make a map accessible, communicate the information that the map is supposed to convey in the context of the page. For instance, if it is a map of a city showing surrounding towns, you could list the names of the towns and their distance from the city.


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> On May 3, 2016, at 10:19 AM, Thomas Lee McKeithan II < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>
> We are looking to make maps accessible on a webpage. Does anyone have a set of best practices?
>
>
> Respectfully,
> Thomas Lee McKeithan II | Optum Technology Solutions
> Electronic Accessibility Engineer, UX Design Studio (UXDS)
> MD018, 6220 Old Dobbin Lane, Columbia, MD, 21045, USA
>
> T +1 443-896-0432
> M +1 202-276-6437
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> www.optum.com<;http://www.optum.com>;
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>
>
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From: Marc Solomon
Date: Tue, May 03 2016 9:05AM
Subject: Re: Accessible Maps - Best Practices
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This resource on creating text alternatives for maps might prove useful: http://4syllables.com.au/articles/text-alternatives-maps/.

Best,
Marc

From: Thomas Lee McKeithan II
Date: Tue, May 03 2016 9:20AM
Subject: Re: Accessible Maps - Best Practices
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TKX.


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Electronic Accessibility Engineer, UX Design Studio (UXDS)
MD018, 6220 Old Dobbin Lane, Columbia, MD, 21045, USA

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From: Jennifer Sutton
Date: Tue, May 03 2016 9:26AM
Subject: Re: Accessible Maps - Best Practices
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Here is a collection of links about creating accessible maps.
It is possible.

I hope interested folks find what they need. As always, please check the
dates and test, as needed; I have an appointment so am not able to vet
as carefully as I might.

It would be great if someone would write this up, as a one-stop kind of
post, combining the bits of wisdom shared below.
If someone does, I'd appreciate credit for providing the foundation.

As a side note, when I send these collections, as many on this list know
I often do, it's not because I spent an hour Googling. It's because I've
spent years collecting and curating.

Best,
Jennifer

http://twitter.com/jsutt

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Built with SVG:
http://examples.simplyaccessible.com/svg-maps/

https://app.prezentt.com/presentations/945/public

http://wiki.accessibilityoz.com.au/doku.php/checklists/maps/start

http://www.accessibilityoz.com/2014/07/someone-say-map/

http://www.accessiq.org/news/news/2015/03/accessibility-tip-making-maps-accessible

http://unobfuscated.blogspot.com/2013/11/accessible-google-maps.html

http://www.pcc.edu/resources/disability/accessible-building-features.html#sy-cc-1

http://accessibility.psu.edu/images/maps/

From: Angel Chesimet
Date: Tue, May 03 2016 10:15AM
Subject: Re: Accessible Maps - Best Practices
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Hello,

It looks like Jennifer beat me to it, but I'll post here anyway:

http://www.pcc.edu/resources/disability/community.html

Have a fabulous day, Angel

On 5/3/16, Jennifer Sutton < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Here is a collection of links about creating accessible maps.
> It is possible.
>
> I hope interested folks find what they need. As always, please check the
> dates and test, as needed; I have an appointment so am not able to vet
> as carefully as I might.
>
> It would be great if someone would write this up, as a one-stop kind of
> post, combining the bits of wisdom shared below.
> If someone does, I'd appreciate credit for providing the foundation.
>
> As a side note, when I send these collections, as many on this list know
> I often do, it's not because I spent an hour Googling. It's because I've
> spent years collecting and curating.
>
> Best,
> Jennifer
>
> http://twitter.com/jsutt
>
> ****
>
> Built with SVG:
> http://examples.simplyaccessible.com/svg-maps/
>
> https://app.prezentt.com/presentations/945/public
>
> http://wiki.accessibilityoz.com.au/doku.php/checklists/maps/start
>
> http://www.accessibilityoz.com/2014/07/someone-say-map/
>
> http://www.accessiq.org/news/news/2015/03/accessibility-tip-making-maps-accessible
>
> http://unobfuscated.blogspot.com/2013/11/accessible-google-maps.html
>
> http://www.pcc.edu/resources/disability/accessible-building-features.html#sy-cc-1
>
> http://accessibility.psu.edu/images/maps/
> > > > >


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From: Angela French
Date: Tue, May 03 2016 10:50AM
Subject: Re: Accessible Maps - Best Practices
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That accessible building features map seems awesome!
Angela French

From: Olaf Drümmer
Date: Tue, May 03 2016 3:41PM
Subject: Re: Accessible Maps - Best Practices
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> On 03.05.2016, at 16:30, Brian Lovely < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>
> That seems like a real challenge. It may be that, rather than attempt to make a map accessible, communicate the information that the map is supposed to convey in the context of the page. For instance, if it is a map of a city showing surrounding towns, you could list the names of the towns and their distance from the city.

isn't this advice specific to accommodation of vision impairments?

Olaf

From: _mallory
Date: Wed, May 04 2016 1:06AM
Subject: Re: Accessible Maps - Best Practices
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Yeah, another large part of map accessibility is working with keyboard
and keyboard-imitating AT, for example.

_mallory

On Tue, May 03, 2016 at 11:41:36PM +0200, Olaf Drümmer wrote:
> > On 03.05.2016, at 16:30, Brian Lovely < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> >
> > That seems like a real challenge. It may be that, rather than attempt to make a map accessible, communicate the information that the map is supposed to convey in the context of the page. For instance, if it is a map of a city showing surrounding towns, you could list the names of the towns and their distance from the city.
>
> isn't this advice specific to accommodation of vision impairments?
>
> Olaf
>
> > > >

From: Sean Murphy
Date: Wed, May 04 2016 4:20AM
Subject: Re: Accessible Maps - Best Practices
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Thomas,


No one has asked you what is your goal with these maps? How do you envisage the user to use the maps? What is the purpose and what information/interaction are you expecting the user to have with your maps?

Sean
> On 4 May 2016, at 12:19 AM, Thomas Lee McKeithan II < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>
> We are looking to make maps accessible on a webpage. Does anyone have a set of best practices?
>
>
> Respectfully,
> Thomas Lee McKeithan II | Optum Technology Solutions
> Electronic Accessibility Engineer, UX Design Studio (UXDS)
> MD018, 6220 Old Dobbin Lane, Columbia, MD, 21045, USA
>
> T +1 443-896-0432
> M +1 202-276-6437
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> www.optum.com<;http://www.optum.com>;
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>
>
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