accessibility-examples

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Listing of examples in the wild of websites publishing accessibility data about venues.

• access.is shows as icons (example, screenshot):
  • door width
  • ramp incline
  • number of steps
  • presence of elevator

• godadgang.dk lists an astonishing amount of information in a table (example, En translation), including:
  • number of handicapped parking spaces, spaces for cars (as well as whether or not said parking is marked as such)
  • parking surface (e.g. “Smooth, dense and non-slip”)
  • width of parking spaces
  • distance from reduced mobility parking to entrance, surface
  • whether or not there’s a height difference between parking and entrance
  • various lift details including door width, keyboard height, automatic door, spoken floor names
  • various restroom details including door width, mirror height, soap height
  • table top height, chair height
  • allows guide dogs
  • whether or not pets are allowed in public spaces
  • Listing of things being worked on by the owner

• openstreetmap has many tags for accessibility information (docs), including:
  • tactile_paving
  • acoustic=voice_description
  • tactile=braille

• Brighton Dome has an access page where they publish details including:
  • Wheelchair-accessible foyers, ticket offices, bars & auditoria
  • Accessible toilets
  • Lifts
  • Access dogs welcome
  • Large print brochures on request
  • Induction loops (Corn Exchange & Studio)
  • Sign language interpreted performances (maybe more of an h-event property --bw 17:01, 26 September 2013 (UTC))
  • On-street disabled parking spaces nearby

Other Solutions/APIs/Data Sources

Web pages which make use of accessibility data but aren’t venue websites publishing info about themselves.

• People have been known to make foursquare lists of venues which are not wheelchair accessible (example)
• Wheelcrowd is a mobile application which looks for foursquare venues tagged in a certain way (#accesspass or #ap for +, #accessfail or #af for -)
• ECIL have a venue search engine which allows you to filter by
  • Step-free/Ramp available
  • One Step Induction Loop
  • Braille menu/Large print menu
  • Accessible WC
  • Blue badge parking within 50m
  • Moveable tables and chairs
  • Well lit

See Also

• accessibility
• h-card