[Accessibleweb] AccessibleWeb@U Meeting Minutes - May 15, 2008

[Jennifer Ward]

On May 16, 2008, at 12:38 PM, Terry Thompson wrote:


> This isn't answering your question, Jennifer, but what were the  

> problems you

> ran into with Google Maps? I'm involved in an advisory role in the  

> project

> at Western, and Google Maps is being considered as one possible  

> interface.

> Just wondering whether there are some gotcha's there, accessibility- 

> related

> or otherwise.



We didn't have a chance to check things from the web accessibility  
standpoint, but something we (and others, as evidenced by traffic to  
techsupport at u) saw were streets that are mislabeled. One I remember in  
particular is Skagit Lane. That road is the closest/easiest way to  
drive to Suzzallo/Allen and enter via an accessible door, but was on  
the map in two completely different locations. When last I checked,  
there was no easy reporting mechanism for these errors.

--Jennifer