[gps-talkusers] Re: seeing eye gps improvements
- From: Ilkka Pirttimaa <ilkka.pirttimaa@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 07:55:55 +0300
The claim was that Google as a company is failing on accessibility, I just
gave example when asked. I know really well they are doing fine on mobile
platforms.
To take it back to GPS and map data, I have a question: How well does
http://maps.google.com work with screen readers? There is cool tools there
too for example handling personal or shared POI repositories (and generate
publicly shared KML out of those). I use them with sighted people to
collect POI information in crowdsourced manner, but I have never even
thought about using them with my visually impaired friends since I have
learnt that Google's web based tools are not working very well with screen
readers.
Ilkka
On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 2:33 AM, DJ <grouloc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, but the discussion was about gps apps and google maps was one of
> those apps. The programs you are saying are not accessible are not gps
> apps. Google maps is indeed very accessible using voice over according to
> many blind iPhone users.
>
> DJ
>
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> *From:* gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Ilkka Pirttimaa
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 08, 2014 6:05 PM
>
> *To:* gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [gps-talkusers] Re: seeing eye gps improvements
>
> Someone asked examples how Google is failing on accessibility. I just
> gave one. So, in general I think they are failing in their web development
> (Google Docs, Spreadsheet to name some important ones), but they are doing
> ok on iOS and Android platforms.
>
> Best
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 12:17 AM, DJ <grouloc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> What does google docs have to do with google maps? Nothing as far as I
>> know. Try again.
>>
>> DJ
>>
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>> *From:* gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
>> gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Ilkka Pirttimaa
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 08, 2014 11:09 AM
>>
>> *To:* gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [gps-talkusers] Re: seeing eye gps improvements
>>
>> I have heard that Google Docs is not accessible, is it so?
>>
>> Br, Ilkka
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 5:58 PM, DJ <grouloc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm curious. You say that Google isn't always accessible. Can you
>>> explain
>>> when they are and when they are not? Can you give us an example or two
>>> where they are sometimes not accessible?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> DJ
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>> margopup35@xxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 11:41 PM
>>> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: seeing eye gps improvements
>>>
>>> I am not a google friend. they are not always accessible.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Marco Antonius" <news@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 10:36 PM
>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: seeing eye gps improvements
>>>
>>>
>>> > Lets sell our souls to the google store!
>>> >
>>> > Marco the rocket
>>> >
>>> >> On Jul 7, 2014, at 17:02, brandon armstrong <baarmstrong37@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> hello all, I want to weigh in on what mike may said here. you love
>>> >> foursquare, my point here, please get google maps in the next version
>>> of
>>> >> this app, like we've been asking you to do sense 1.0 and call it a
>>> day.
>>> >> do you know, that we got a bypass here in my location, after the
>>> bypass
>>> >> opened, with in two days of that road opening, google maps starts
>>> telling
>>>
>>> >> me turn right on to state highway 9, where your app and some others
>>> keep
>>> >> telling me to continue on to 190. I'm sorry, but for almost real time
>>> >> updated map info google maps will be your best way to go verses tom
>>> tom
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