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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello OSM,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What constitutes a truly accessible web map requires extensive user research,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">however as can be seen in the Web map tools WCAG 2.1 evaluation [1]
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<p class="MsoNormal">(presented by Nic Chan at the 2020 W3C/OGC Joint Workshop Series on Maps for the Web [2]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">available in video format [3] and slides [4])<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">there are quite a few opportunities to improve accessibility in the UI of OpenStreetMap<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">maps that would immediately benefit the end-user.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the evaluation report I have deliberately not included any techniques [5]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">sufficient to pass a particular Success Criterion [6], for brevity,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">however I am hopeful that the community can come together, and improve the state of accessibility.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Feel free to reach out to me about any uncertainties.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[1] https://github.com/Malvoz/web-maps-wcag-evaluation/blob/master/README.md<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[2] https://www.w3.org/2020/maps/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Gx0e5Gkzg<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[4] https://wcag-maps.nicchan.me/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[5] https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[6] https://github.com/Malvoz/web-maps-wcag-evaluation/blob/master/README.md#evaluated-success-criteria<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Robert Linder<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Member of the W3C Maps for HTML Community Group<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(https://www.w3.org/community/maps4html/)</p>
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