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Aspects of accessibility
- Working on tag proposals for objects that are of special interest for persons with certain disabilities.
- Raising awereness within contributors
- Adding the special tags to the map
- Creating special visual maps for the different disabilities
- one map with disability choice for persons with several disabilities
- Creating tactile maps for the blind
- Creating web applications for the blind to walk through the reality like in a virtual reality text adventure
- Introduce accessibility aspects in software development into routing software + web-pages
- Include the special tags into routing and navigation software
- Develop map editing software for the blind (position of object in the map is set by reading in the current position of a GPS receiver)
- ... on mobile devices (planned for LoroDux
- ... as a web application (?)
- Develop accessible applications
Projects
The following projects care about OSM accessibility for disabled persons:
Blind
- LoroDux Pedestrian Navigation for the blind (+ OSM editor integration planned)
- HaptoRender Tactile Maps
- Loadstone OpenStreetMap POI transfer to navigation tool for the blind
- OSM VIwGoA Open Street Maps for Visually Impaired with GPS on Android
- OSM_Direction_tool_for_Visually_Impaired
- Look and Listen Map Online routing service
- AmauroMap
Walking impairment / Wheelchair drivers / Stroller
- OpenRouteService Wheelchair Online Routing
- Accessible Play Location of play equipment for disabled children
- Wheelmap
- Libero Accesso...Accesso Libera Tutti! Mapping the accessibility for persons with reduced mobility in Castelfiorentino (Tuscany) ITALY
- Augsburg/Datenspende Stadtplan für barrierefreie Mobilität data for wheelchair drivers and less disabled persons about accessbility of footways and buildings/amenities in Augsburg, Germany
Deaf
- Visual map with icons for objects of special interest to deaf persons (Project does not exist yet)
- Tags for deaf persons or persons with hearing impairment: See category:Hearing Impairment
- (Add your project here)
How can I help
- Identify objects of special interest in your surrounding and map them if tags exist. If there are no tags documented, ask for them here.
- Help in one of the listed projects.
- Tell your disabled friends about OSM and ask them to tell their needs here.
- Organize micro mapping parties that collect very accurate data.
- Translate this page to other languages.
Use of special Tags ?
You can find a lot of tags concerning accessibility in the Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Walking Disability or in Disabilities.
Mailing Lists
You can join the English mailing list about OpenStreetMap Accessibility by sending an email to accessibility-subscribe@openstreetmap.org.
See this page in other languages for local language mailing lists.
