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Maps | Accessibility Guidelines

Road maps can present accessibility challenges. In the best practices below, we are addressing ways to improve the accessibility of road maps.

Interactive Maps and Accessibility: 4 Tips

Interactive Maps and Accessibility: 4 Tips · 1. Make sure your map is keyboard accessible · 2. Don't rely on color alone to provide information ...

Making Maps Accessible in PDF Documents

Making Maps Accessible in PDF Documents. Share Toggle Transcript US Department of the Interior Download Video (337.47 MB)

Making Web Accessible Maps: Home - LibGuides at UVa Library

This information provides helpful resources and recommendations for creating Web accessible map content.

Campus Map & Accessibility | Facilities Planning & Management

Campus Map & Accessibility. The university strives to make its programs, services, and activities accessible to all persons. The online campus map provides ...

Digital Maps & Accessibility - Concept3D

Maps can be made accessible with well-chosen colors and text, by taking into account the use of screen readers and keyboard controls.

Map Accessibility / Minnesota IT Services

Interactive web maps allow you to interact with maps using a mouse, keyboard, voice, and more. Find information on how to make your maps accessible so everyone ...

Wheelmap – Find wheelchair accessible places.

Wheelmap is an online map to search, find and mark wheelchair-accessible places. Get involved by marking public places like bars, restaurants, ...

Mapping with Accessibility: 8 key hacks to map with confidence

In this blog, I will highlight 8 different ways you can use our accessibility features, along with some top tips, so YOU as a GIS user can map with confidence.

Interactive map accessibility principles - AccessibilityOz

Online maps are inaccessible to people with vision impairments, so a textual alternative (long description) must always be provided.

Accessibility in Google Maps - Computer

You can use a screen reader, keyboard shortcuts, and other features to make your Google Maps experience more accessible.

Accessible maps - Leaflet

This guide to Leaflet accessibility can help you create maps that are usable to persons of a wide range of abilities.

Image Maps | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) - W3C

Example 1: An organizational chart with links to individual pages · use every image map only once. That means if multiple images with the same map are to be ...

The Accessibility of Web Maps | Sparkgeo

Web maps can be a big source of frustration for users with disabilities because they rely so heavily on visuals, require some precise mouse movement.

Accessibility essentials for GIS and mapping - Esri

Implementing digital accessibility in GIS and mapping helps reduce barriers to people with disabilities and ensures the widespread availability of information.

Why you need to make your maps accessible - Services in government

In this blog post I will outline why it is important that your maps are accessible and how this will help you. Then, I will give some tips about how to make ...

Accessibility Guide for Static Digital Maps - Minnesota.gov

The maps generally function as images which cannot be interacted with by the viewer. To be accessible for a visually impaired reader, the maps must be explained ...

Accessible Maps on the Web - Equal Entry

In this article I will show the work that was required to be done on an individual page hosting a Google Map to make it accessible.

Making Maps Accessible - Amy Ellison - YouTube

Making Maps Accessible - Amy Ellison Accessibility is important! Maps can be more thoughtfully designed to help those with color vision ...

Accessibility in Google Maps - Android

You can use a screen reader, keyboard shortcuts, and other features to make your Google Maps experience more accessible.