Question: Please point me to a schema for describing accessibility features of a physical location

bleary — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:48:06 -0800

Is there a description language for defining accessibility features of a location?

I stumbled upon Talking Points in a news article and have been following them with interest. They are creating mobile app prototypes for orientating blind users around cities, buildings, and other points of interest.

In the interest of helping, I would like to help vet or create a markup language to help tag locations. I've heard of kml and gpx, found http://www.opengeospatial.org/ and am quiet out of my element.

Using "accessibility" as a keyword usually turns up web authoring stuff, but not a location description language geared towards describing accessibility features of a point of interest.

Given something like that, you could have a mobile app that knows where you are, or knows where you are going, and can tell you the height of the counters, whether someone speaks ASL, ... other stuff?

Point me in a good direction. Thanks!

By: bleary

bleary — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:38:34 -0800

I've asked around where I work (we have software architects doing mapping stuff) and other places and haven't had any answers yet.

Here's the approach I'm guessing would provide material to develop such a language
* check for regulatory language in Americans with Disabilities act, or other such laws around the world
* interview people

If I find more information on this should I post an answer here?

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By: bleary