Hi Tim, many moons ago you kindly gave a website for accessible google maps. I used this link on a number of occasions and found it terrific but I now find that google have taken the accessible page off which greatly disappoints me. Maybe you might have a look and see if you can resurrect another link! With thanks, Maureen. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Culhane" <tim.culhane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 8:26 AM Subject: [vicsireland] Accessible google maps Hi all, Well I've done a bit of digging around and have come up with something. It appears that google maps can be set to give textual directions rather than a graphical map. To see this in action try the following: Go to: http://maps.google.co.uk/?output=html The 'output=html' tells google to use html rather than pictures. In the edit field type something like: from: O'Connell street Dublin Ireland to: Whitworth Road Dublin Ireland The 'from: and 'to:' are important. I believe other keywords like 'near:' exist, but I haven't tried them. Click the search maps button. You will then be given the directions by car from O'Connell Street to Whitworth road. You can click on a link which will give you the walking directions as well. It gives you the approximate distance and time taken to complete the journey also. Note, it will only give street names and distances, so you might find it tricky if you were blind in a strange area. Having said that, its better than nothing. Have fun, Tim ------------------------- Tim Culhane, Critical Path Ireland, 42-47 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2. Direct line: 353-1-2415107 phone: 353-1-2415000 Tim.culhane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.criticalpath.net Critical Path a global leader in digital communications ------------------------ ==================== The vicsireland mailing list To unsubscribe at any time send a mail to: vicsireland-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe", without the quotes in the subject of the message. To contact the moderator send mail to: tim.j.culhane@xxxxxxxxx For mor information on the Visually Impaired Computer Society visit: http://www.vicsireland.org -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 190 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try a Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen ==========================================================The vicsireland mailing list To unsubscribe at any time send a mail to: vicsireland-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe", without the quotes in the subject of the message. To contact the moderator send mail to: tim.j.culhane@xxxxxxxxx For mor information on the Visually Impaired Computer Society visit: http://www.vicsireland.org