Re: Query - Street level maps for JAWS users in UK

Stuart,

I recommend getting in touch with Liam O'Rourke of AccessAble Systems Liam.ORourke@accessablesystems.org.
Liam is a part of the team working on an exciting accessible map project on our campus.  Lead by one of our grad students, Manasi Deshpande, this group is creating a product which will provide users with pedestrian-scale searchable maps offering detailed accessibility features such as hill gradients, curb cuts, ramps, automatic door entrances and wheelchair-accessible bathrooms.  This group received a grant to work on this project from the RGK Social Innovation Competition.

I know that they are making their product accessible to screenreaders.

Glenda Sims
UT Austin

On 4/30/08 10:54 AM, "Stuart Auton" <stuart.auton@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

I'm currently teaching a web design module for a UK based FE college.

One of the learning support enablers has asked whether I know of any street level map website (like Google Maps) that is accessible to JAWS as one of the students she supports has just got a job with a local taxi firm and wants to improve their understanding of road locations, etc.

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

Many thanks - Stuart


Stuart Auton
Associate Lecturer in Computing
Faculty of Business and IT
Exeter College
stuartauton@exe-coll.ac.uk
stuart.auton@bcs.org.uk




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