[accessibleimage] Re: Maps PC

Hi Monika,


> My first question - how visually impaired are the persons for whom you
> are designing these maps?

That I don't know. It's designed for an 8th grader and a
CCTV user. However since the graphics are SVG it will have
similar functions, enlarging, moving around. In addition to
search functions and I've made it a bit interactive in that
clicking on one country will let one go to a new map.
However trying to make it so that it will be useful to many.

I am designing the map, so I agree I think the Visicheck
will be helpful. Also came accross another site called color
brewer which also helps with color combinations
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/c/a/cab38/ColorBrewerBeta.html
It is made by a cartographer at Penn State. Looks good.

That was a good idea about the Daltonize software. I didn't
think about that.

I have read one article where the designer also used
texture, stripes etc. What do you think?
 
Thanks,
Lisa

> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Monika K. Rieger, Ph.D.
> Adjunct Professor
> Department of Geography
> The University of Calgary
> Calgary AB Canada  T2N 1N4
> 
> e-mail: mkrieger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Tel: 403-278-5069
> 
> On Jan 11, 2005, at 6:21 AM, Lisa Yayla wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > I'm making some maps for visually impaired persons to be displayed on a
> > PC. I was wondering if there is anyone with experience in this area.
> > Right
> > now am trying to get the colors right. Have come over a aid called
> > vischeck at http://www.vischeck.com/
> > It's a plug in to Photoshop and will take a image and simulate how it
> > is
> > seen by a person with different types of color blindness.
> > The maps are SVGs so that they can be enlarged, reduced, moved around
> > on
> > the screen and etc.
> > Appreciate any feed back.
> > Regards,
> > Lisa
> >
> >
> > Lisa Yayla
> > Huseby Kompetansesenter
> > Oslo Norway
> > lisa.yayla@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >

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