Re: Research Wiki Page may be helpful in sparking use case ideas

Hi Jon, Allan, and all,

Thank you for the links, Jon.

Allan, if glare on maps results in unperceivable content or inoperable
functionality for a person with low vision, then I suspect it could
have the makings for a use case. IMHO go for it. We currently only
have one use case under Blur / Glare.

Best Regards,
Laura

On 10/2/15, alands289@gmail.com <alands289@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
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> Maps are an interesting topic.
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> How about a user story for maps on mobile. All the current apps seem to
> allow zooming of the map but all the descriptive text of roads (names and RT
> numbers) and city names remain remarkably small.
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> I have to rely on Android’s triple tap zoom feature for being able to read
> any map to read the text no matter what the ambient condition (mine or
> glare, etc).
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> Regards,
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> Alan
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> From: Laura Carlson
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> To: public-low-vision-a11y-tf@w3.org
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> Hi all,
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> We are accumulating quite a bit of  content on our research Wiki page,
> which could spark some ideas for writing use cases for those who need
> inspiration.
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/low-vision-a11y-tf/wiki/Research
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> For instance I just added links to 2 papers on maps.
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> Web Accessibility Barriers in Geographic Maps (PDF) by Tania
> Calle-Jimenez and Sergio Luján-Mora.
> Abstract: "...Today, the Web is a means of basic communication,
> perhaps the most important, and geographic information can also be
> transmitted through the Web. Therefore, we must ensure that the
> geographic information published on the Web is accessible. However,
> the continuing growth of technology causes people to have difficulty
> in interacting with applications that present geographic information.
> For this reason, this study presents an analysis of the barriers to
> web accessibility in geographic maps, explains how technologies and
> tools have evolved, and proposes the use of scalable vector graphics
> (SVG) for the implementation of accessible geographic maps."
> Source: http://www.ijcte.org/vol8/1024-C052.pdf
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> Touching open street map data in mobile context for the visually
> impaired (PDF) by  Nikolaos Kaklanis.
> Abstract: "In this paper, authors present an application that enables
> access to OpenStreetMap data for the visually impaired and blind users
> using a common mobile device (e.g. smart phone, tablet) that runs on
> Android, is presented. During map exploration, as user moves his/her
> finger on the touchscreen of the mobile device, he/she receives
> vibration feedback when finger is on a road or a point of interest
> (POI), while a sonification and a TTS module, provide audio feedback
> regarding the distance to the next crossroad and the name of current
> road/POI, respectively."
> Source:
> http://mobile-accessibility.di.fc.ul.pt/papers/mobacc2013_submission_13.pdf
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> I wonder if we should add a use case regarding the accessibility of
> maps for people with low vision? If so what would be the biggest issue
> and a proposed solution?
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> Thanks.
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> Best Regards
> Laura
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> --
> Laura L. Carlson


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Laura L. Carlson

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