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