- From: Jim Allan <jimallan@tsbvi.edu>
- Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 10:27:36 -0500
- To: Wayne Dick <wayneedick@gmail.com>
- Cc: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>, public-low-vision-a11y-tf <public-low-vision-a11y-tf@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CA+=z1W=Yo5JrazmfP4yHxE_zAGZ0MPT8bmSw76r5WmtG2fqRBQ@mail.gmail.com>
add them On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Wayne Dick <wayneedick@gmail.com> wrote: > Wow. What a wonderful resource. I see I've got a lot of reading to do. > > I have found some good ones that are not on there. > > Wayne > > Wayne > > On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 2:39 PM, Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> 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 >> >> For instance I just added links to 2 papers on maps. >> >> 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 >> >> 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 >> >> 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? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Best Regards >> Laura >> >> -- >> Laura L. Carlson >> >> > -- Jim Allan, Accessibility Coordinator Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired 1100 W. 45th St., Austin, Texas 78756 voice 512.206.9315 fax: 512.206.9264 http://www.tsbvi.edu/ "We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us." McLuhan, 1964
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