Call For Papers: W3C Web Accessibility Symposium

mz22 — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:37:05 +0000

The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) invites researchers, professionals, and users with disabilities to participate in their online symposium on Accessible Way-Finding using Web Technologies, scheduled for December 3, 2014. Accompanying the invitation is a call for papers encouraging contributors to examine issues, technology, applications, and solutions that will assist people with disabilities when navigating the web and the world.

Accepted papers will be published online as part of the symposium proceedings. The deadline for abstracts and paper submissions is October 20, 2014.

Fully Accessible GPS App

mz22 — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:35:30 +0000

Apps

Global Position System (GPS)

Wayfinding

Vision Loss

The Seeing Eye

July 2013 — The Seeing Eye and the Sendero Group released The Seeing Eye GPS app, described as the first fully accessible GPS product for the iPhone. The app provides turn-by-turn directions, and includes features such as announcing the orientation of cross streets at all intersections, “heads-up” announcements for upcoming turns, automatic recalculation if the individual wanders off the route, and the LookAround Wand, which audibly lists nearby establishments depending on the direction the phone is pointed. The app is available for $69 for a one-year subscription and $129 for a three-year subscription.

Wireless RERC - Wayfinding

Call For Papers: W3C Web Accessibility Symposium

Fully Accessible GPS App