[Accessibility] Accessibility Digest, Vol 4, Issue 4

[Barbeau, Sean]

Lulu-Ann,
Thanks for sending this link.  However, it appears to be broken.  Could
you double-check the URL?

Thanks,
Sean

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Today's Topics:

   1. Visual map for the blind (Lulu-Ann)
   2. Re: [OSM-talk] Visual map for the blind (John Smith)


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Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:28:20 +0200
From: Lulu-Ann <Lulu-Ann at gmx.de>
Subject: [Accessibility] Visual map for the blind
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Hello list members,

starting today there is a visual slippy map displaying map features for
the blind an visually impaired available in a beta testing state:

http://freenet-homepage.de/rapunzely/OSM/blindmap.html

Hobby cartographers without visual impairment can now check their
contributions to the map for the blind, what will give them motivation.

That is how the map will force the adding of tags relevant for tactile
maps and navigation software for the blind as the next steps.

The two tags "tactile paving" and "traffic_signals:sound" are 
already surprisingly often used.

Thank you to all contributors!

More tags will be added from time to time.

Please spread this information to your interested friends
and colleagues.

Regards
Lulu-Ann





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Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 11:55:34 +1000
From: John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Accessibility] [OSM-talk] Visual map for the blind
To: Lulu-Ann <Lulu-Ann at gmx.de>
Cc: talk at openstreetmap.org, accessibility at openstreetmap.org
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2009/10/9 Lulu-Ann <Lulu-Ann at gmx.de>:
> Hello list members,
>
> starting today there is a visual slippy map displaying map features
for
> the blind an visually impaired available in a beta testing state:
>
> http://freenet-homepage.de/rapunzely/OSM/blindmap.html
>
> Hobby cartographers without visual impairment can now check their
> contributions to the map for the blind, what will give them
motivation.
>
> That is how the map will force the adding of tags relevant for tactile
> maps and navigation software for the blind as the next steps.
>
> The two tags "tactile paving" and "traffic_signals:sound" are
> already surprisingly often used.
>
> Thank you to all contributors!
>
> More tags will be added from time to time.
>
> Please spread this information to your interested friends
> and colleagues.

Not quite the same thing but I was told last week some colour blind
people can't use Google maps because there is too much green, but they
can use maps based on OSM data, not sure which style etc, because it
has less/no green



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