Re: Accessibility of places for schema.org

Chaals, Leonie,

 This is absolutely great. How do we get from here to a vocabulary?

guha

On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Léonie Watson <lwatson@paciellogroup.com>
wrote:

> > From: chaals@yandex-team.ru [mailto:chaals@yandex-team.ru]
> > Sent: 10 March 2015 05:16
> > there are lots of things that people might want to know about in regards
> to
> > accessing a physical place (restaurant, bar, stadium, government office,
> etc.).
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> Some things people will want to know will be general to all environments,
> whilst others will be specific to certain types of environment. The
> following suggestions don't fall into any particular grouping though...
>
> Is the main entrance wide enough to be usable with a wheelchair?
> Is there an alternative entrance that is wide enough to be usable with a
> wheelchair?
> What is the location of the doorbell/buzzer at the main entrance?
> Are corridors (including corners) wide enough to be navigated with a
> wheelchair?
> Can electric/power sockets be reached from a sitting position?
> Where are the electric/power sockets?
> Can light switches be reached from a sitting position?
> Can wash basins, kitchen facilities etc. be used from a sitting position?
> Can lift/elevator buttons be reached from a sitting position?
> Does the lift/elevator announce each floor with speech?
> Does the lift/elevator have braille labels for buttons?
> Does the lift/elevator have tactile buttons?
> Does the lift/elevator have high-visibility buttons?
> Is there adequate space for wheelchairs in meeting spaces, auditoriums,
> dining rooms etc.?
> Is the reception desk/registration point wheelchair friendly?
> IIs the bar wheelchair friendly?
> Is there table service?
> Is the environment free of obstacles at ground-level?
> Is the environment free of obstacles at head-height?
> Is there a place where guide dogs (and other service animals) can be
> fed/watered/relieved?
> What is the route from the main entrance to the place where guide dogs can
> be fed/watered/relieved?
> Are there parking spaces for people with disabilities?
> How many parking spaces for disabled people are available?
> How far from the main entrance of the building are the parking spaces for
> disabled people?
> Does the emergency system issue both audible and visual signals?
> Is there a hearing loop/assisted listening system available?
> Do signs and signage have high visibility?
> What is the route from the main entrance to X (where X might be the bar,
> reception, restroom etc.)?
> Do air-con controls have tactile buttons/speech output?
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> Undoubtedly lots more that should be added, but that's all I can think of
> for the moment without getting into some questions that are very specific
> to certain types of environment. If these would be useful in any case, let
> me know though.
>
> Léonie.
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> Senior Accessibility Engineer, TPG
> @LeonieWatson @PacielloGroup
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