Re: Braille Maps for Anywhere On Line

Re: Braille Maps for Anywhere On Line

[Janina Sajka]

I didn't know they were up to this, but I'm really glad. We've been
speculating for some time how possible and useful this could be. It's
very great news. I've applied, too.

Ann Parsons writes:
> From: Ann Parsons <akp@eznet.net>
> 
> Hi Janina,
> 
> I saw that.  I signed up to beta test.  Told him I was running Linux,
> noticed his msg is from a Debian box.  Asked if he could use me.
> 
> Ann P.
> 
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> "All that is gold does not glitter.  
> Not all those who wander are lost."  JRRT
> 
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Janina Sajka
Email: janina@rednote.net		
Phone: +1 (202) 408-8175

Director, Technology Research and Development
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
http://www.afb.org

Chair, Accessibility Work Group
Free Standards Group
http://a11y.org

Re: Braille Maps for Anywhere On Line

[David Poehlman]

mind sending it again?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@rednote.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: Braille Maps for Anywhere On Line


I didn't know they were up to this, but I'm really glad. We've been
speculating for some time how possible and useful this could be. It's
very great news. I've applied, too.

Ann Parsons writes:
> From: Ann Parsons <akp@eznet.net>
> 
> Hi Janina,
> 
> I saw that.  I signed up to beta test.  Told him I was running Linux,
> noticed his msg is from a Debian box.  Asked if he could use me.
> 
> Ann P.
> 
> -- 
> Ann K. Parsons  
> email:  akp@eznet.net 
> WEB SITE:  http://home.eznet.net/~akp
> "All that is gold does not glitter.  
> Not all those who wander are lost."  JRRT
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup

-- 

Janina Sajka
Email: janina@rednote.net 
Phone: +1 (202) 408-8175

Director, Technology Research and Development
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
http://www.afb.org

Chair, Accessibility Work Group
Free Standards Group
http://a11y.org

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Re: Braille Maps for Anywhere On Line

[Janina Sajka]

David Poehlman writes:
> From: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1@comcast.net>
> 
> mind sending it again?

Here you are.


> >From jam@ski.org Wed Jan 28 15:38:50 2004
>Subject: new tactile maps on-line
>
>Please feel free to forward the following message to colleagues who might be
>interested.
>
>-----
>I wanted to let the list know about a project currently under way here at
>The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute to provide tactile street maps
>over the web. The system uses a server-based geographic information system
>(GIS), and will be able to produce tactile graphics files properly prepared
>for standard Braille embossers, swell paper, ViewPlus Tiger embossers, or
>other tactile output devices. Ultimately, The software will be available as
>an on-line service that allows anyone to request a tactile street map of any
>location at any scale, download the files and emboss or render the tactile
>map immediately. The street maps are automatically produced with appropriate
>information density, Braille labels, and simple line figures, to optimize
>their use by a blind map reader. The user will have a high degree of
>flexibility over how an individual map appears, the kinds of features
>represented, labeling style, and map key information.
>Currently the GIS that we are using (TIGER Line Maps from the US Census
>Bureau) includes only USA data, but in the future, it will be possible to
>use richer data sources that include street information on a more global
>basis.
>
>We will be presenting an update and demo of this project at the up-coming
>CSUN conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities in LA on March
>17th.
>
>If you are interested in learning more about this project or the
>presentation, or would like to become a beta tester of the service, please
>visit
>
>http://www.ski.org/tmap
>
>If you have specific questions about the project please feel free to contact
>me at this e-mail address.
>
>--JAM
>--------------------------------
>Joshua A. Miele, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow The Smith-Kettlewell Eye
>Research Institute
>2318 Fillmore St.
>San Francisco, CA 94115
>
>E-mail: jam@ski.org
>Voice: 415/345-2113
>Fax: 415/202-0780
>
>http://www.ski.org

-- 
	
Janina Sajka
Email: janina@rednote.net		
Phone: +1 (202) 408-8175

Director, Technology Research and Development
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
http://www.afb.org

Chair, Accessibility Work Group
Free Standards Group
http://a11y.org

Braille Maps for Anywhere On Line

[Ann Parsons]

Hi Janina,

I saw that.  I signed up to beta test.  Told him I was running Linux,
noticed his msg is from a Debian box.  Asked if he could use me.

Ann P.

-- 
			Ann K. Parsons  
email:  akp@eznet.net 			
WEB SITE:  http://home.eznet.net/~akp
"All that is gold does not glitter.  
Not all those who wander are lost."  JRRT

Braille Maps for Anywhere On Line

[Janina Sajka]

The following announcement from the Smith-Kettlewell Institute in San
Francisco will be of interest to many, I think.


Please feel free to forward the following message to colleagues who
might
be interested.

-----
I wanted to let the list know about a project currently under way here
at
The Smith-Kett                  lewell Eye Research Institute to provide
tactile street
maps over the web. The system uses a server-based geographic information
system (GIS), and will be able to produce tactile graphics files
properly
prepared for standard Braille embossers, swell paper, ViewPlus Tiger
embossers, or other tactile output devices. Ultimately, The software
will
be available as an on-line service that allows anyone to request a
tactile
street map of any location at any scale, download the files and emboss
or
render the tactile map immediately. The street maps are automatically
produced with appropriate information density, Braille labels, and
simple
line figures, to optimize their use by a blind map reader. The user will
have a high degree of flexibility over how an individual map appears,
the
kinds of features represented, labeling style, and map key information.
Currently the GIS that we are using (TIGER Line Maps from the US Census
Bureau) includes only USA data, but in the future, it will be possible
to
use richer data sources that include street information on a more global
basis.

We will be presenting an update and demo of this project at the
up-coming
CSUN conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities in LA on
March
17th.

If you are interested in learning more about this project or the
presentation, or would like to become a beta tester of the service,
please
visit

http://www.ski.org/tmap
 

-- 
	
Janina Sajka
Email: janina@rednote.net		
Phone: +1 (202) 408-8175

Director, Technology Research and Development
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
http://www.afb.org

Chair, Accessibility Work Group
Free Standards Group
http://a11y.org