- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:31:53 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Scott Plumlee wrote: > I believe Derek Featherstone (boxofchocolates.ca) gave a presentation > about making Google maps accessible at AEA Chicago last year Just to clarify, as Derek and I somehow happened to work on similar things concurrently and exchange notes last year...this presentation was about making Google maps *keyboard accessible* to sighted users. Making actual graphical maps accessible to blind users is a whole different ballgame, and some (including myself) might argue that it's not technically feasible - even if you make something like Google maps perfectly technically accessible, the interface and data paradigms themselves may not be suitable to blind users. This is one of those situations where a completely separate approach targeting the specific needs of users with a particular disability may actually be useful. Key would be to get opinions and recommendations from actual users on what type of information and service would work best for them. P -- Patrick H. Lauke ______________________________________________________________ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] www.splintered.co.uk | www.photographia.co.uk http://redux.deviantart.com ______________________________________________________________ Co-lead, Web Standards Project (WaSP) Accessibility Task Force http://webstandards.org/ ______________________________________________________________
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