Are you asking specifically for ones that run on Apple systems or would another operating system be acceptable?
Thanks John On 12 December 2017 at 07:24, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Someone's just asked a question over on the forum asking about "OSM maps > that are accessible for the visually impaired" > https://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?pid=676783#p676783 . I > said I'd ask here as this list probably has a wider readership. > > > Question from forum follows: > > "we are currently exploring whether there are any OSM based mapping apps > that can be used by visually impaired users. We would like the visually > impaired user to be able to interact with the map possibly (and very > likely) in conjunction with Apple's Voiceover. > > Currently if I use Apple's Voiceover and other mapping applications such > as Google maps or TripAdvisor, and if there are several POIs appearing as > icons on the map, when using Voiceover to navigate these maps to find the > POIs with my finger, none of the POIs are called out. > > So I am assuming these maps are not accessible for the visually impaired > user. However, when using Apples Voice Over with Apple Maps, Voiceover will > callout the POIs on the map. > > What I would to find out is whether anyone has created any mapping > applications that are accessible and could do the following: > > When a user taps or selects a POI, Voiceover will read out information > including how far the POI is from the user's current location." > > > Best Regards, > > Andy > > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >
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